Iconicity of the Uto-Aztecans - Snake Anthropomorphy in the Great Basin, the American Southwest and Mesoamerica

The attempt to study a snake simulacrum thus constitutes the basic objective of this volume. A long, all-embracing iconicity of snakes and related snake motifs are evident in different cultural expressions ranging from rock art templates to other cultural artifacts like basketry, pottery, temple architecture and sculptural motifs.