September 2017 – Paula Kuitenbrouwer

Synopsis: Prehistoric positive and negative hand-prints were not made by accident, they tell a story of communication. This essay investigates whether red hand stencils testify of prehistoric peoples attempting to contact deceased tribal members and white hand images mark successful communicating with the dead.

I like to present an idea about prehistoric positive and negative hand-prints that are found all over the world and dating from circa 40.000 to 1.000 BCE. There is a remarkable difference between red and white hand-prints. The message, to my understanding, is that both hand-prints testify of successful communication with deceased souls. Why I have come to this thesis, I will explain.

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Paula Kuitenbrouwer

Artist/Philosophy M.A.

N.B. Inevitably I am, as a lay person, simplifying and generalizing archaeological research. I hold a degree in Philosophy, studied ‘Religion and Rituals in Prehistory’ at Oxford Department of Continuing Education, and have read many books on prehistoric art. However, my essay is presenting an idea (only), unpretentiously, and it welcomes criticism.

Paula holds an MA degree in Philosophy and she is the owner of mindfuldrawing.com. Her pen and pencils are always fighting for her attention nevertheless they are best friends; Paula likes her art to be brainy and her essays to be artistic.

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Three (3) Venus of Willendorf & Lionmen Art Cards

Three (3) art cards size 7-10 cm or 3-4 inches. Free shipping. Showing a composition of the Venus of Willendorf from 3 sides, Lionman and several hand-stencils and scenes from the famous Lascaux cave. Painting by Paula Kuitenbrouwer

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Two Lascaux Crossed Bison Art Cards

Artwork by Paula Kuitenbrouwer. Two are cards with Lascaux’s famous Crossed Bison. As if they appear from a crack in the cave wall and thunder in your direction. (Essay on this artwork and the bison of Lascaux are on this website). Comes with matching envelopes. Free Shipping. One for sending: one for keeping. Professionally printed.

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