# The White Shaman mural > The White Shaman mural Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/artifacts/ART0DCKP3TBH489/the-white-shaman-mural Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Mysteries](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries)[White Shaman Mural](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural)[Artifacts](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural#artifacts)The White Shaman mural **ART** 0DCKP3TBH489·Artifact · object # The White Shaman mural PhotographCC BY 2.0Archaic, within the Pecos River style (about 5,700 to 1,000 years ago); no reliable direct date, the early paint dates of about 1,500 to 2,400 radiocarbon years having been set aside [Cite][Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/20b28bcb45b5d51e83a11281e88c2eddc4facc85546cef5c2ee3ae0a7796539f) [![The whole mural in one oblique view, the pale central figure right of centre with the black dots above and to the right; the shelter roof at upper right. The largest size Flickr offers is 1,024 pixels wide.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/white-shaman-mural-a-white-shaman-m1)](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/white-shaman-mural-a-white-shaman-m1?w=2000) The whole mural in one oblique view, the pale central figure right of centre with the black dots above and to the right; the shelter roof at upper right. The largest size Flickr offers is 1,024 pixels wide. [![The whole mural in one oblique view, the pale central figure right of centre with the black dots above and to the right; the shelter roof at upper right. The largest size Flickr offers is 1,024 pixels wide.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/white-shaman-mural-a-white-shaman-m1)][![The centre of the panel: the long red undulating band running down from upper left, the pale white figure with its black body stripe, the small black figures with forked tops to its left, and black dots on the rock to the right.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/white-shaman-mural-a-white-shaman-m2)][![Close view of the pale white figure that gives the panel its name, a black figure beside it with a fan of red and black lines, three small black figures with forked tops, and black dots on the rock at upper right.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/white-shaman-mural-a-white-shaman-m3)][![The long red and black undulating band that curves down the centre of the panel to the white figure, with a figure carrying a ring near its upper end. Which of Boyd's identifications it corresponds to is not stated by the photographer.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/white-shaman-mural-a-white-shaman-m4)][![The left part of the panel, faded and crossed by cracks: tall dark figures, red curving lines and pale paint over the lower wall.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/white-shaman-mural-a-white-shaman-m5)] runarut (Flickr). CC BY 2.0 ## Copies 7 **Gigapan panorama (2009)** Bob Mark and Evelyn Billo · gigapan.com · 2009-09-27 · Copyright Robert Mark, Rupestrian CyberServices, 2009; not freely licensedPrimary source: [High-Resolution Rock Art Documentation and Digital Preservation](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKGYH605YG/high-resolution-rock-art-documentation-and-digital)1 step from the original [Where it's published](https://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/39160) **Boyd's digital illustration (2016)** doi.org · 2016 · Publisher; not freely licensedPrimary source: [The White Shaman Mural: An Enduring Creation Narrative in the Rock Art of the Lower Pecos](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKGBQZHPQM/the-white-shaman-mural-an-enduring-creation-narrative-in-the)2 steps from the original [Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.7560/310304) **Photograph of the whole panel** runarut (Flickr) · flickr.com · 2019-02-02 · CC BY 2.01 step from the original [Where it's published](https://www.flickr.com/photos/runarut/49971233503/)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/20b28bcb45b5d51e83a11281e88c2eddc4facc85546cef5c2ee3ae0a7796539f) **Photograph of the centre of the panel** runarut (Flickr) · flickr.com · 2019-02-02 · CC BY 2.01 step from the original [Where it's published](https://www.flickr.com/photos/runarut/49972010417/)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/a946f5a9f87dc03df6d9e6f312eee12e3211e68ef921f0bec2aa708347ffec14) **Detail of the white figure and the black figures** runarut (Flickr) · flickr.com · 2019-02-02 · CC BY 2.01 step from the original [Where it's published](https://www.flickr.com/photos/runarut/49972010422/)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/cddd46285b0cca97efd9a848b3dc242a052fbf89143ae063d6fb08f45b25d872) **Detail of the red undulating band** runarut (Flickr) · flickr.com · 2019-02-02 · CC BY 2.01 step from the original [Where it's published](https://www.flickr.com/photos/runarut/49972010062/)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/03625e4b6a1c95194a4039349cf6e2ac8415ca069f1a0f9edcb513b227ec6804) **Photograph of the left part of the panel** runarut (Flickr) · flickr.com · 2019-02-02 · CC BY 2.01 step from the original [Where it's published](https://www.flickr.com/photos/runarut/49972010377/)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/e4baf1bd4f9606541e04c9eda107e949985f2ab6bb1352b34a3f0912b524b527) ## Where it is kept [White Shaman shelter (41VV124), White Shaman Preserve, Val Verde County, Texas](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DCKKG0G1HNB/white-shaman-shelter-41vv124-white-shaman-preserve-val-verde) · Rock shelter with Pecos River style mural ## Sources 3 - [Implications for rock art dating from the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, TX: A review](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKGBACYHRR/implications-for-rock-art-dating-from-the-lower-pecos)_SRC_ - [National Historic Landmark Nomination: Lower Pecos Canyonlands Archeological District](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKGC55AJWR/national-historic-landmark-nomination-lower-pecos)_SRC_ - [The White Shaman Mural: An Enduring Creation Narrative in the Rock Art of the Lower Pecos](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKGBQZHPQM/the-white-shaman-mural-an-enduring-creation-narrative-in-the)_SRC_ ## Cite it ``` Mysteries Department. (2026). The White Shaman mural [Artifact ART0DCKP3TBH489]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DCKP3TBH489 ``` Key **ART** 0DCKP3TBH489 Kind Object Held by In place in the White Shaman shelter, White Shaman Preserve; owned and cared for by the Witte Museum since 2017 Dated Archaic, within the Pecos River style (about 5,700 to 1,000 years ago); no reliable direct date, the early paint dates of about 1,500 to 2,400 radiocarbon years having been set aside Licence CC BY 2.0 Place [White Shaman shelter (41VV124), White Shaman Preserve, Val Verde County, Texas](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DCKKG0G1HNB/white-shaman-shelter-41vv124-white-shaman-preserve-val-verde) Part of [White Shaman Mural](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural) The record Every record is open data. Take this one as JSON, with its links and its history. [JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/api/v1/records/ART0DCKP3TBH489)