Wall Painting
Much like we paint and plaster our own houses today, Ancestral Puebloans used layers of colorful plaster to decorate their walls, inside and out. Designs were often painted on with a fibrous brush or with fingers using paint made from a combination of colored pigments and dilutants/binders such as water, oils, and occasionally, urine. Keep in mind that water was scarce in this arid climate.
This painting, found inside a room at Cliff Palace, includes triangles possibly representing mountains, and geometrical designs common to Ancestral Puebloan art. Here's a challenge - do some research and form your own theories about what these designs might represent. Remember - no one knows for sure.
