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 |
Thanksgiving ceremony |
Identifier |
015sag_p7.tif |
Subject |
Rock art; Indians of North America; Signs and symbols |
Description |
"Pole that walks" Scalp Pole? |
OCR Text |
Show 7 sumual Thasksgiving ceremony Public held on plaza Governor carries pole with mask on Its top showing eyesipendant from pole hides of animals to signify animal Kingdom Women and maidens follow wearing symbolical Tableta headdress -large earth terraces painted part in green signifying growing crops part in yellow to signify matured crops Many pictures in presentday volumes reproduce photogeaphically this ceremony That at San Domingo most prominent In the modern dance-dramas both animal and vegetable lfe are shownthanks for all manner of sustenance Glyphs at Deseret Pole That Walks mask eyes aped with snakes eyes of Sun carried byFather The woman-glyph plainlydenoted large headdress similar to that of the present-day sites This is the same rite deplcted Sealp Pole Consult Zuni Folk Tales telling of scalp ceremony followingrald which provided sealps to the victors Carrled over shoulder All the scalps obtained hung on the pole RetumIng war party with it Wait outside village for purification sites The glyph shows the pole upon which are hung the sealps the pole caried over the manshoulder Others of the war party near Interpretation by Dr Reagan also Leo Thome Bears out supposition very admirably Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Contributors |
Thorne, Leo C., 1883-1969 |
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 |
124326 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3/124326 |