Cueva de las Manos (“Cave of the Hands”), Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

Artist/Designer: Indigenous People of Argentina

Project Location: Argentina

Figure 1 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 | Photographer: Teo Romera )

Figure 2 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 | Photographer: David )

Figure 3 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 | Photographer: Rocío Lator )

Figure 4 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 | Photographer: Diego Tirira )

Figure 5 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 | Photographer: David Wood )

Figure 6 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 | Photographer: David Wood )

Figure 7 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 | Photographer: Federico Valido )

Figure 8 ( Source | Accessed : February 17, 2023 )

Style/Period(s):
Indigenous Design

Primary Material(s):
No Primary Material Assigned.

Function(s):
No Function Assigned.

Related Website(s):

Tourist Website | Accessed : February 17, 2023

Informative Page | Accessed : February 17, 2023

Significant Date(s):
B.C.E, 2nd Century, 3rd Century, 4th Century, 5th Century, 6th Century, 7th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Brown, Thomas M. “Cave of the Hands.” Archaeology 43, no. 3 (1990): 10–10. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41765825.

Additional Information:

Project Description:
The artwork is inside the cave and on the surrounding cliff faces. There are three categories: people, the animals they ate, and the human hand.

Building Address:
Santa Cruz Province,
Argentina

Supporting Designers/Staff:
The Tehuelche People are the indigenous Argentine group most likely responsible for the Cave.

Significant Dates:
7,300 BC to 700 AD

Associated Projects:

Tags:
Cave, Cave painting, Indigenous artists, Patagonia, Argentina

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