# One planned composition, painted in a single episode

> Still possible: The mural was planned and painted as one composition in a single episode, the colours laid down in a fixed order of black, red, yellow…

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# One planned composition, painted in a single episode

The mural was planned and painted as one composition in a single episode, the colours laid down in a fixed order of black, red, yellow and white.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Overlaps between figures follow the same colour order across the panel.
- Paint dates from different figures are statistically indistinguishable.

## What would rule it out

- Overlaps show figures of one colour painted over finished figures in a later colour, out of sequence.
- Dates from different figures differ beyond their errors.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[Dated Pecos River murals elsewhere were each painted in one event](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/evidence/EVD0DCKR6A2QA25/dated-pecos-river-murals-elsewhere-were-each-painted-in-one)

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[Microscopy shows one colour order across the panel, black first and white last](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/evidence/EVD0DCKR5RNGYY1/microscopy-shows-one-colour-order-across-the-panel-black)

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## The questions it answers

[Was the White Shaman mural painted as one planned composition?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/questions/QST0DCKPTGHK74D/was-the-white-shaman-mural-painted-as-one-planned)

Part of [What does the White Shaman mural depict?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/questions/QST0DCKPKDCPP15/what-does-the-white-shaman-mural-depict)

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