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 |
Ted's Myth |
Identifier |
018TM |
Subject |
Indians of North America; Mythology; Rock art |
Description |
Jack-rabbit, coyote, chicken hawk, crow, fish, humming-bird in Ted's myth. |
OCR Text |
Show Stinavi ote to be noted hat this man-god ot will coyote changesthe wpimal Coyote-alwarsnevertho word Shenobe it wing Ted first uses the ovl Ted often used Go ahead b ot a1 etttbird ind Inetfoctualy uses AL theavall Fish without used AN animls 4olet sees the people stopped craning thelr ecks And an the cagle spiraled Into the sky Way oft yonder In the Land of South Tedoriginal mentiond the Humming bind aan use Habitat given al ereatores Page 390 Sapirtext for the hunting of At that place people hadcamp They hunted for chief their was Coyote jackerabbits upon them as down fell thing then Jack-rabblts and together gathered all they then There Trom the sky like looks this said Coyote And sald they i Is What That burning something from away far from is It fire is not real fire and which we have been burning as fire be very good if would It raw eat always Wwe cat we whatfind out whence this fire has come it would be very cooked it would be extremely ood If what we eatsaldwere Coyote As they were still gather00d if we ate it ahead go over theretogether there Coyote said this Gowhich has fallen down in order to see whence came from the sky To that one Chicken Hawk You are accustomedto be flying about said Coyote Yes said having done s0 off over the earth he flew distance back hither to them he returned And then Coyote said Go ahead you crow fly up in the air Yes said the Crow then off he flew He went and it happened to him in like manner over the carth he went and flew from there he also turned round hither hither towards them and he also arrived where they were All those provided with feathers were used up ticn only that Fish was left Coyote seid Have youas to fly Go ahead try to fly sald feathers fo then Coyote him Yes said the Fish Then up into the air he flew Coyote said Do you all follow him with your eye Those watched his light closely as upwards toward the sky he flew then they lost sight of him There they were waiting for him then afterwhile he then rrived Hurry up and toll what you saw said Coyote Way off at the edge of the land it looks as though fires were burning said the Fish What didsay said Coyote Let uso feteh that fire from those who are having 1t as fire This of ours that we cause to burn Is no real fire sald Coyote Yes sald they all Let us then go to fetch that fire And then all started out towards the setting sun Coyled them along they stopped to camp over night while ote on thelr way At that place Coyote said Go ahead you Humming-bird fly up fnto the air and then go and see that which is burning After he had said it that Humming-bird flew up into the air Though having done so he did not see the fire and returned without result Then that Coyote said Go ahead you Fish Iy up again into the air And then that Fish flew up Into the alr then atterwhile he came back Then that Fish said Now it Is near Then they started off again again they camped over night while on thelr way Now that camp was very towards which they were going And then that Coyote aid All of you will arrive and be distributed Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah) |
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 |
125112 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5/125112 |