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 |
Stars and mazes |
Identifier |
022sag_p13.tif |
Subject |
Rock art; Indians of North America; Signs and symbols |
Description |
The maze may refer to a wicked person who corralled and held all the game animals away from man, depriving him of food. |
OCR Text |
Show from that of Navahos they begin at the east and go clockwise thus See text on circult of good and evil llustrated by Spiral Stars when the cross Is small it meansstar He Who Goes Before referring to the Morning Star who proceeds is the herald of the sun and He the rear guardof the sun who tollows the setting sunthe evening star The star symbol is very frequent on altar deco 33 Sometimes the glyphs actually show men climbing on the double-stemmed ladder sometimesline extends to an animal as If the animals too came up from the underground world The MAZE labyrinth of lines cunningly devious comal 1t refers to the legend ofwicked person who corralled and held all the game animals away from man depriving mankind of game food Consult Zuni Folk Tales and other works Animals within the maze animals loosened from the trap men near very fine example usi by the Smithsonian Report 1936 found at Fool Creek also very fine design near Vernal richly embodying the extant legend Means This man has powe medicine man He end em as far as Indian says the Indian informant 272 Rests solely on the interpretation of an Indian who had studied to be medicine man Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah); Vernal (Utah) |
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 |
124320 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3/124320 |