Puebloan Handprints

Many of the Puebloan panels, such as the All American Man panel, display handprints along with the other images, as if the artists were signing their work. Handprints are thought to be a way of saying "we were here," with a classic example being the Chaco Canyon 1054 Supernova painting showing a new moon, a bright star, and a single handprint.

Painted and Stamped Handprints. Note the paint missing from the palm area on the brighter red stamped hands, which is common with pressed handprints.

Painted handprints, some with horizontal stripes. These may have been painted onto the artist's hand and then pressed onto the wall.