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 |
Dots and circles |
Identifier |
026sag_p16.tif |
Subject |
Rock art; Indians of North America; Signs and symbols |
Description |
Also terraces meaning north, south, east and west. |
OCR Text |
Show 1 il with dot In cente teapee with freplace Kiva with symboic Sipapu hol By implication may therefore refer to Earth Mother Square with dot in centerA rectangular house sectangular kiva with symbolle Sipapu hole Same implication may refer to Earth Mother Several squares joined with dot in conter of cach community house cluster such as clff dwelling it with semicircles added to sides kivas are thereby implied on the edge of the house area Concentric circle May refer to Earth Mother Four counted across Sometimes dot In center Is Sometimes said 1o be sun emblem but not so held by the writer Often three concentric circles Counts six then across 77 May then refer to the six space rogions Terraces base down mountains earth terraces the contour of the Earth Mother receding me Often four terraces of two terraces fous is retained by two up two down It of six the six space reglons Inverted is often five the numerical symbol of the sun When Inverted refers to the upper realm the sky Clouds Cloud Houses In the kv TeceneedStee a3dev Siper Rale in Wive Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
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 |
124318 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3/124318 |