Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago

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On January 4, 2022, Polly Schaafsma (Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology) discussed “Ducks, Power, and the San Juan Basketmakers.” In this talk, Polly addressed the duck as a symbol in Basketmaker II–III rock art, where it is represented as an independent element and on the heads of human figures in narrative scenes.
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