The Venus of Willendorf is a small statue that comes from the stone age. It is around 25,000 years old and is one of the earliest art pieces found. The Venus, as it is sometimes called, is a statue of an obese or pregnant nude woman. Many scientists, historians, and archaeologists believe that she was a symbol of a mother. The stone age people were hunter gatherers and they fought to stay alive.
The Venus of Willendorf doesn't show any direct connection with the domestication of animals. While in some areas there were domesticated animals around the time that this art piece was thought to be made, most humans were still hunter gatherers. The Venus has more to do with the ability to reproduce and survive than the domestication of animals.
http://www.pbs.org/howartmadetheworld/episodes/human/venus/
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/artifacts/venusfigurines.html
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