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 info_box_create( "info-box-about-us", "300px", "Ancestral Art", "Ancestral Art creates sculpture inspired by primitive art. This " + "site has our portfolio on-line as well as the cultural contexts and " + "meanings for the pieces.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-black-yei", "300px", "Black Ye'i", "This Navajo (Southwest United States) deity is the creator of the " + "constellations, the earth, and fire. He is also the inventor of the " + "firedrill which summons fire. The seven dots on his forehead are the " + "Pleides, which have significance to the Navajo as a seasonal clock.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-kokopelli", "300px", "Kokopelli", "This Anasazi (Southwest United States) deity is a fertility deity. " + "He represents the qualities of growth, renewal, fertility, and " + "gentle rains. Some fluteplayer images in the southwest represent " + "men seeking wives, with the music signifying the player's peaceful " + "intentions.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-scorpion", "300px", "Scorpion", "This Mimbres (Southwest United States) image is an example of " + "their beautiful depictions of natural images. Scorpions are found " + "throughout the southwest, and indeed all over the world. They are " + "voracious hunters and their sting is painful and can be fatal to " + "humans. " + "The Mimbres made elaborate pottery specifically to be included in " + "graves.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-tlaloc", "300px", "Tlaloc (He Who Makes Things Grow)", "This Texas (Southwest United States) image depicts Tlaloc, `He Who " + "Brings the Rains'. Images of Tlaloc are common through the " + "southwest and are likely derived from contact with Aztec (Mexican) " + "culture.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-whirlwind", "300px", "Whirlwind", "This Mimbres (Southwest United States) image is an example of the " + "Mimbres fascination with symmetry. It may be a whirlwind. The " + "Mimbres made elaborate pottery specifically to be included in " + "graves.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-przevalski", "300px", "Przevalski Horse", "This Spanish (Europe) image is a przevalski horse, and was drawn " + "14,000 years ago. Przevalski horses are very small, with short " + "legs, a drooping belly, and a broad back. They take their name from " + "the traveler who discovered a small herd in Mongolia in 1881.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-shaman-buffalo", "300px", "Shaman Receiving Power From Buffalo", "This Saskatchewan (Canada) image is of a shaman receving power " + "from a buffalo.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-shaman-hoops", "300px", "Coso Range Shaman With Horns", "This Coso Range (California) image is of a shaman. The horns " + "represent power and the bird feet represent the path a shaman " + "takes on a vision quest.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-shaman-cutouts", "300px", "Coso Range Shaman With Horns", "This Coso Range (California) image is of a shaman. The cutouts " + "likely represents a symbolic deconstruction to bones and internal " + "organs, and subsequent reconstruction and rebirth as an emissary to " + "the spirit world, that a shaman undergoes as part of a vision quest.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Either, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either); info_box_create( "info-box-gekko", "300px", "Gekko (Lizard)", "This Mimbres (Southwest United States) image is of a lizard. The " + "Mimbres made elaborate pottery specifically to be included in " + "graves.", Info_Box_Position_Relative, -1, -1, Info_Box_Direction_Horizontal_Left, Info_Box_Direction_Vertical_Either);