I have been observing a subtle symbol on a variety of surfaces in both the East and West Hemispheres and to date have not been able to identify it. The symbol consists of two separate motifs: two parrot profiles facing each other, and a rounded triangular shape with a headdress consisting of an array of small birds or tripartite triangular features. The triangular form many times presents a curved tail. The symbol is formed by the heads of the two birds positioned within the trianglur shape and form the "eyes" of a face. Known parallels are the Hindu Naga based upon the King Cobra hood and the Chinese Fenghuang bird pair, however I have never seen them conflated like this. Lastly the "Face" is often red when using color stretching software. I am going attempt to attached a picture. I am attaching a tracing sans one of the birds. Thanks much, Jon
Dear Jon,
The image you posted is too small to allow any observation. Do you have a better one?
Claudia
I have attached two larger scaled images. In my browser (Firefox) when placing the cursor on the image permits magnification.
I am new to adding images so hopefully the files below will open up. If not, I posted a "resend" inquiry earlier today with these images along with a URL that goes into more detail and has more images. These images are color processed and then darkened to show the 2-5 pixel tracing dots. Hope these work for you.
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https://www.academia.edu/21775601/Ohio_Serpent_Mound_An_Analysis_of_Two_Unreported_Motifs_in_North_American_Indigenous_Art
Hope attached ones are of interest to you. Regards,
Mustafa
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