Title |
Ted's Myth |
Identifier |
ted.xml |
Subject |
Petroglyphs--West (U.S.); Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Antiquities; Indian art; Symbolism; Indian mythology; Ute Indians |
Description |
Scrapbook by Frank A. Beckwith relating the narrative of Tedford Pikyavit (1901-1953), a Ute Indian, who described the traditional stories behind various petroglyph motifs |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Pikyavit, Tedford Nivir, 1901-1953 |
Spatial Coverage |
Delta (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Contributors |
Pikyavit, Tedford Nivir, 1901-1953 |
Date |
1932; 1938 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
ted's myth scrapbook |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 28cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5 |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126244 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5 |
Title |
Vast ignorance |
Identifier |
001TM |
Subject |
Indians of North America; Rock art |
Description |
"I present in seven chapters some gleanings gathered in a quarter century." |
OCR Text |
Show Whatvast Ignorance we have of this subject of petroglyphs We can recognize through timea fow glimmerings of meaningsa few highlights of an obscure dirming subject And whatmeager few there are even of them Often the rest of the picture background of the unknown ike Rembrandt portrait ia lost In thepresent in seven chapters some gathered inquarter century Search has been for the swoep gleaninga and swing the broad View--inith concentrated spplication on glyph pattern tromwhich we must erpretmeaning That meaning must be plausible more importanceadded hat glyph Is of such form we would use today to render an Ideagraph of he sime subject were we asforcedexpress ourselvesst same primitive manner The warp and woof of expression that the Indlan used has been the same for milientum the pattern only has changed and that but lightly of the Then by the Now bridged by means of Identitication these unitspetroglyphs has been accomplished cases 10 wrouse zeal instudy hAt ha never Iagged for lack Inof enough Interest been oftreasure delightful occupationtho solitary The rowardaThohavequestbeen has troves Our teachers must be the Indians themselves Ingreat measure they 1ive Tifocloser In touch with it than We suspect Even though we thehaveold mposed on them thin veneer of ourselves in the moment of drama-rite hat vencer is cast off and again they are living with heir ancestors In tune with the great herltage of the pask Their ancestors danced nearly therecorded 1n 1yph the version ther in same vogue rites Tholr anclont serib50 we will make more advance In deciphering meaning from the anclent giyphs by studying his present-day beliefs mytha legends and ceremonial dance-drama rites In them wil be found cluesmany ofpetrogyphe i8 within thi field that the present nquiry has been slowly developed It and expanded over the twenty-five years it has been pursued 19141839 Frank Beckwith Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Date |
1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Source |
Ted's Myth scrapbook |
Coverage |
Utah |
Source Material |
Ted's Myth Scrapbook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
24cm x 29cm |
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 |
125093 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5/125093 |