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 |
Rainbow Youth |
Identifier |
031sag_p21.tif |
Subject |
Rock art; Indians of North America; Signs and symbols |
Description |
The rainbow youth shoots a bow. Plumed serpent. The Utes believed it could fly. Bisected circle is very widespread from Alaska to Texas. |
OCR Text |
Show Sfen shootingbow The Rainbow Youth shoots bowshoots armows of lightning See same in Rainbow Youth section Target animal Sympathetic magic The hunter secures fetich praysIt Then shoots at the target animal drawn on the rocks As he hits it In practice so does he want the power of the fetieh to uneringly gulde his arow to vital spot in the hunt In this target animel the outline wi pecked and then that outline filled in with paint when the scars dents masks of hitting become too many to tell where he hit merely re-paint the figure This one showed that it had been shot at many many timss Two good examples In Utah See 23rd BA Stevenson Thunderbird Nine Mile Canyon Note FOUR zigs of lightuing lssuing from upper body and SIX from tail Cardinal regions and six space regions 0ld Man Lightning Thorne and Reagan Nine Mile Canyon See Renaud Wyoming glyphs Fig Plumed Serpent Ute superstition that It flies The Dlumes distinetly shown Somewhat wide-spread Bisected cirele Very wide-spreadfrom Texas to Alaska Must beuniversally held concept known overgreat area Shown in almost all volumes Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Carbon County (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 |
2003-10-15 |
Date Modified |
2003-10-15 |
ID |
124344 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r6mw3/124344 |