Title |
Vernal Scrapbook |
Identifier |
vernal.xml |
Subject |
Petroglyphs--Utah; Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Antiquities; Rock art; Indian art; Symbolism |
Description |
Scrapbook by Frank A. Beckwith containing the essay, "Petroglyphs in Dry Fork Canyon and Ashley Creek, near Vernal, Utah," focusing on the petroglyphs of the Vernal area in the Uinta Basin of Utah; also includes copies of Beckwith's articles, "The head-hunter group of petroglyphs near Vernal," and "The best group of petroglyphs in Utah: the group of the Great Warrior with shield second to none in the state," published in a local newspaper |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Spatial Coverage |
Vernal (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1934 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
"Vernal" Scrapbook |
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 |
Scrapbook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 29 cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s66h7cmt |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
Date Created |
2012-09-28 |
Date Modified |
2012-09-28 |
ID |
126240 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66h7cmt |
Title |
Head hunters |
Identifier |
035v_p42.tif |
Subject |
Indians of North America; Rock art |
Description |
Comments on the 7 figures. |
OCR Text |
Show 9 highly ornsmental headdress ear tabs with bell pendent very largs mecklsce of onc series of stones or shells pendants sucpended from it waist band Yote that che artisun mude an error 1n pleotng the right foot up too bigh only partly erased 1t and drew anotser foot lowsr down in Pproper proportion From this figurerigit shoulder ri L1 oftreafs wisn twigs on cron which bangs suspended doaapiiated he or nask visa oyes surpose unkaom Very pretty hesddress Figire ice completely enolosed in mesk solid asoklsoe armlet wast band Some unkiown objeet 1n sight hand-confeotured to bo stiok am hoopr game syabol These six Took well to of tne elirr No appears The headdress rigures are on onc face ofthe right there forms an sngle and on tals angle plgure distant 2bout six or seven fest 1s worn amdsoale or weatherine on the Took partly destroys it one element is ratrly plaia belng curving line with bars from 1t is very questionable whether this represeatsrain sign clement or aot the face is vadly weathered snd only part still remaiss The figure 1s 1n outlice undecorated otherwise notdceably plain is figure in this disoussion is taken to be ti syntiesis of tne Six birections the seventn region the All-Together Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Spatial Coverage |
Vernal (Utah) |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1934 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Source |
"Vernal" Scrapbook |
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 |
Scrapbook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 29 cm |
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 |
2003-07-07 |
Date Modified |
2003-07-07 |
ID |
124464 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66h7cmt/124464 |