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 |
Most brilliant object |
Identifier |
046TM |
Subject |
Indians of North America; Rock art; Mythology |
Description |
What more natural that the most brilliant object in all nature should have (1) an early emblem (2) use on so much pottery (3) impersonators (4) a devotee of sun worship who applied his skills at Vernal. |
OCR Text |
Show Ty rms am rouc-nazes edouns wih mension of the oua Patnor 5o swploiss his beering of his redans shisld soross the sky eaoh day deposvias 1a tho Gnteobimber of the netber-worla at eve sometines refxsshement ot vhe hands of tho aneieat Spider Yomsn it veriss notes of the bigfeld a8 the raspleadent badge of GEIING 18 Flung on the Tloor 18 late versions relanser-shoving borrowing of metal attributes affer contact wih the whites bic passage through the night underground to Uie enst to start the next day Variente of the myth or tals are fousd in memy soion 16 works and somethin 1s lncluled 1a nearly sl pop lar volumes This aitests to the prevalence of sun wor siip and the veneration taat atiiohes 1t What more nstursl vhen than That the mo beidiint objeot in all masure should have an early embies attime far venote from present iime have boen usedauoh on pottery to have beoums highiy conventionalized tupersonatars represent the sun 13s6lf 1a husen fominporcant oites within the pushlo 4ad soms axdent votary of sun-worshly had applisd his 111 in vast labar to out an enduring group of giyphs Vernal so deeply imbucd with Bis own comoeptions of the mjesty 4l imporsince of his ult und its object of worahip as to leave an example the finest in the United States that group the Sun Fether surpsses 4l the other betngs 1n 51z decoration oraftensnship Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al 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 |
125155 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pg4mw5/125155 |