Title |
Ted's Myth |
Identifier |
ted.xml |
Subject |
Petroglyphs--West (U.S.); Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Antiquities; Indian art; Symbolism; Indian mythology; Ute Indians |
Description |
Scrapbook by Frank A. Beckwith relating the narrative of Tedford Pikyavit (1901-1953), a Ute Indian, who described the traditional stories behind various petroglyph motifs |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Pikyavit, Tedford Nivir, 1901-1953 |
Spatial Coverage |
Delta (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Contributors |
Pikyavit, Tedford Nivir, 1901-1953 |
Date |
1932; 1938 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
ted's myth scrapbook |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 28cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5 |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126244 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5 |
Title |
Sky God |
Identifier |
042TM |
Subject |
Indians of North America; Rock art; Mythology |
Description |
"The sky god has as an assistant, or servant, lightning (snake, arrow)." |
OCR Text |
Show g arranged against the sun in the contest that follows each opponent 1s overcome to the last men and the sun stands alone splendidly arrayed with shield upon his arm The sky cod has as an assistant or servant lightning snake arrow prayer stick addressed to the sun is small wooden ladder adorned with feathers this ladder is notohed for is we emerged from the depths of earth through 1papu by means of notehed ludders lupon whieh wee olimbed upward Even so does the Sun Father mount the sky by means ofnotched leager In his course he sees all the prayer plumes set out for him Fewkes says of ths kiva rite In the middle of the room was the sun god resplendent in his costuning wearing about his loinsgirdle of Ted horse hair and holdins on one hand the shield of the sun he fruotifying prinoiple of the sky cod lanifested by lightning and the sun and at work in lightning These fruotifying rays are regeived by Nother Earth and by her engendered 1nto being in vegetal and animal form Sun and serpent worship indissolubly connected Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family All rights reserved |
Date |
1938 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Source |
Ted's Myth Scrapbook |
Coverage |
Utah |
Source Material |
"Sun Father and Dark Night" folder |
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 |
125151 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5/125151 |