The reindeers of Font De Gaume is just one of the vast 200 different images in this cave. One of the finest depictions the painting of a male reindeer bending forward at the forehead of a smaller, female reindeer.
Prehistoric people living in the Dordogne Valley first settled in the mouth of Font-de-Gaume around 25,000 BC. The cave mouth was inhabited at least sporadically for the next several thousand yearsThe paintings date from around 17,000 BC, during the Magdalenian period. Many of the cave’s paintings have been discovered in recent decades.
First discovered as a locus of art in 1901, the cave has a high, narrow main gallery and several side passages. It contains about 230 engraved and painted figures, including 82 bison, horses, mammoths, reindeer, a woolly rhinoceros, and a wolf. Its most famous images are a leaping horse and a scene in which a male reindeer licks the forehead of a female.
- Long Sleeveless Pinafore Linen dress
- Hand Made and hand Painted
- 100% OEKO-TEX® Fine European Linen, 220 gram/sm, Washed
- Size: S – M (see the attached diagram)
- Dress color: Desert Sand
- Image color: Black and Dark Brown
- Dress weight (by feeling): Light
- Has Pockets!!
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- The image is split on both sides of the dress. Male reindeer is on the front left and the female on the left back, to create an unfolding story
You can find more about the Art and incredible Font De Gaume HERE.