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. Delta Utah |
Source Material |
Album for grandaughter Jessie Lynn Cook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
20cm x 26cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s62r6mw3 |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
Date Created |
2012-09-28 |
Date Modified |
2012-09-28 |
ID |
126241 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3 |
Title |
Female god |
Identifier |
030sag_p20.tif |
Subject |
Rock art; Indians of North America; Signs and symbols |
Description |
The mask is straight with narrow sides. |
OCR Text |
Show 2 female mask In the rites when an actor impersonatesfemale god or female belng Straight and narrow sides Compare with additions Wormts Narrow headface otwhot Vernl decrsionsdrea corddepty tinged st Two other examples of the woman figure Spiral or scroll Mrs Stevenson In 23rd says it 15 the Zunl seal and very sacred to them that they were very secretive as to its meaning sign for the navel in reference to the legend of the water bug which chose Zuni as the center of the earth and where he rested his navel there to bulld the home of the tribe See Cushing elso Direction contraclockwise good among the Hopi and Zunl and Pueblo Indians generally the opposite cireutt the good among the Navahos To the Zuni and Hopi clociawise 1s magle witcheraft evil The bad above The Whirlwindthe four winds The whirlwind of an Beautitel examples of both circuits on the cliffs in Utah and Arizona Well executed care given in the workmanship and nicely done Whatever the meaning or meanings it was Important Man with bow Finely etched An exquisite figure Mot shooting game merely with bow See Cushing on Priest of the Bow She Four Winds Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Vernal (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1942 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Source |
"A Primer on Stone Age Glyphs" |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Coverage |
Utah |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
Album for granddaughter Jessie Lynn Cook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
20cm x 26cm |
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 |
Date Created |
2003-06-09 |
Date Modified |
2003-06-09 |
ID |
124324 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3/124324 |