Posted 5 years ago
Frankjrwas…
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This piece is an effigy of a bear, it is made of flint and found in Louisiana near Zwolle, it's about 3.5" long.
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| Native American Antiques191 of 1909 |  |  |
Bear effigy | ||
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Posted 5 years ago
Frankjrwas…
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This piece is an effigy of a bear, it is made of flint and found in Louisiana near Zwolle, it's about 3.5" long.
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I can't see it
Me either...sorry Frank, but it just looks like a random rock to me. Like clouds, sometimes things can be "seen" in them that aren't necessarily there, though in rocks they tend to last longer than clouds...? :-) :-) :-)
I have no desire to argue the point . I will say you're inability to see and your attempts to disprove it being such have no affect on my opinion.
Maybe it's just not your forte? It's not for everyone you know...
There's a name for this: pareidolia. It's a normal human tendency, which some people (including myself) have, some more than others. It means one can see a pattern or image of something that does not exist, for example a face in a cloud, or a rock (there's even a specific name for this type of rock: a mimetolith.)
It's the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness, and pareidolia has a long human history with its role in creativity, religion, mythmaking, science, psychoanalysis and psychiatry.
In many ways it can be considered a "gift." The problems occur when one sees those shapes without any evidence of the use of tools or human hands creating them, and tries to convince others that they are actual human artifacts. Sometimes a cloud is just a cloud, and a rock is just a rock.
So consider yourself lucky that you have the "gift," and thanks for sharing it.
I'm aware of the human condition(s), the breakdown you present is accurate and well relayed , however that doesn't make it relevant in this instance. I know the what God has made and when it has been changed by man....
Thanks for the lesson in psychology though
It is a gift, a blessing and an example of one of the 2 things God gives us when we are born. Time and talent...
Stay blessed!
I'd rather be blessed than lucky!
Looks a lot like a human hand to me
Ain't it
I've hunted for over 60 years and that is closer to a wild boar then any bear I ever shot.
I can't argue that....
I still see a bear though.
Interesting conversation piece-- I don't see an animal or a worked piece.
scott
Not everyone does see it, it bees dat way sometimes...