Azilian boar hunt diorama, Mas d'Azil, France, circa 1915

Subject: Hunting & Fishing
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

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A museum diorama reconstructs an Azilian boar hunt in the rocky country around Mas d'Azil, Ariège, France. Two prehistoric hunters close in with spears, accompanied by dogs, while a wild boar moves through the terrain. The Azilians were late Stone Age hunting people named for the type site at Mas d'Azil; the caption dates them to about 12,000 years ago, when dogs were being domesticated. Their art, unlike the realism of the earlier Cro-Magnons, relied on conventional red-ocher designs on flat pebbles. The Field Museum's Hall C group was sculpted by Frederick Blaschke, with a painted background by C. A. Corwin.

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PublisherField Museum of Natural History

AN AZILIAN BOAR HUNT, MAS D'AZIL, FRANCE © F.M.N.H. --- FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CHICAGO, U. S. A. AN AZILIAN BOAR HUNT Mas d'Azil, Ariège, France Stone Age of the Old World (Hall C) During this transition period between the Old and New Stone Ages, about 12,000 years ago, the last of the hunting races inhabited Europe. They are called Azilians after the type station reproduced here. The art of these people was degenerate compared with that of their predecessors, the Crô-Magnons, whose realism they replaced by conventional designs. Their painting was limited to simple designs in red ocher on flat pebbles. During this period the dog was tamed and finally domesticated. Presented by Frederick H. Rawson. Group by Frederick Blaschke, sculptor. Painted background by C. A. Corwin, artist. THIS SPACE FOR WRITING POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS A-73

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Publisher	Field Museum of Natural History
Series	A-73
Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Mas d'Azil, France
Place mentioned	Mas d'Azil, Ariège, France
Publisher	Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
Notes	Thin white border; halftone print; copyright F.M.N.H. printed on front. No postmark. Unused divided-back card; pencil dealer marks '112', '1.00' (top) and '3.00' (lower right). Printed museum caption card, A-73.

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Azilian boar hunt diorama, Mas d'Azil, France, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/azilian-boar-hunt-diorama-mas-dazil-france-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.