Features of present-day cradle kachina dolls appearing in kiva murals and petroglyphs dating to the 1300-1400s. The pictures of a portion of a restored Anasazi kiva mural at the left and petroglyph in the middle show obvious kachina figures with a necklace very similar to that typically painted on contemporary cradle kachina dolls. The cave painting of the "All American Man" on the right shows a red-striped pattern on the lower body that also resembles that on cradle kachinas. (Sources of photos: Left - Dockstader, F. J. 1985. The kachina and the white man. Univ. New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. Pl. V. [based on restoration by Watson Smith]; Middle - McCreevy, P. and M. Malotki. 1994. Tapamveni. Petrified Forest Mus. Assoc., Petrified Forest, Arizona. Fig. 4.12; Right - Pike, G. D. and D. Muench. 1986. Anasazi: Ancient people of the rock. Reprint edition, Harmony Books, New York, N.Y. p. 109)

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