In this image Whiteman pays homage to an ancient Native American image by placing it in a new context. The shape of this sculpture is derived from ancient Native American petroglyphs .
Petroglyphs are flat carvings incised, scratched, or pounded onto rock formations.
Petroglyphs and can be found in many areas in the United States. They range in date from 2,500 B.C. through the 19th century. Whiteman believes that petroglyphs are a form of ancient writing. Petroglyph found at the Dinwoody site in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. An important traditional symbol in this artwork is the heart-line, Represented as the central line which runs from the mouth to the heart.