Title |
A Primer on Stone Age Glyphs |
Identifier |
primer.xml |
Subject |
Petroglyphs--West (U.S.); Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Antiquities; Indian art; Symbolism |
Description |
Book by Frank A. Beckwith entitled "A Primer on Stone Age Glyphs," printed in 1942, and discussing ancient Native American petroglyphs in the western United States |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Spatial Coverage |
West (U.S.); North America |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1942 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
"A Primer on Stone Age Glyphs" |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
Album for grandaughter Jessie Lynn Cook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
20cm x 26cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s62r6mw3 |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126241 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3 |
Title |
Flute player |
Identifier |
029sag_p19.tif |
Subject |
Rock art; Indians of North America; Signs and symbols |
Description |
Flute player is humpbacked. Yei, the Navajo gods. |
OCR Text |
Show 1 houses with dot in center of glyph signifying the central fireplace corresponding to the Sipapu hole of the kiva Long Tall the mountain lion guardian creature of the North of the six great space regions Exce lent examples In Arizona and New Mexico Yel The Navaho gods Long siender igure much ke their s3nd painting figure Same on are of rainbow Holdng snake Rain sgns near Humpbacked Flute Player God of music dews and his home Incave underralnbow -hence connected remotely with rainbows and rain Subject to other interpretations with additions to the figure In some concepts he carriesbag of beneficial winds on his back from which he loosens rain winds upon propitiation Widespread Compare Atec Patyutama of the Zunis Six Six lines six terraces six dots six of anything Reters the six space reglons Up and Down It one will wach for six items in the glyphs it will be frequently encountered In lines of rain signs in dots In men figures in headdress One remarkably fine example near Vernal Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Vernal (Utah); Arizona; New Mexico |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Coverage |
Utah |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
Album for granddaughter Jessie Lynn Cook |
Archival Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Low Resolution |
JPEG: 800 x 600 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
Scanning Device |
Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
124311 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3/124311 |