Petroglyph Rubbing Item Number: 2003-52/BR49 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Petroglyph rubbing on long fiber tissue paper with black ink. A. Gillespie 7/17/03 From "Descriptive Catalogue of Petroglyph Prints for the University of Washington, from The Dalles Dam Resevoir, 1956." by Mark Hedden: Three grooved curvilineur (sic) abstractions on vertical axis based on center stem. Largest, and most complex, partly destroyed by vandalism before print was made. Part remaining shows descending stem with base of concentric ovals. Part destroyed has numerous angular & curvilineur (sic) appendages with small round knoblike head. Adjacent right, a second vertical with star imposed on midsection, has upper end joined to arc with rays. Base runs into distinct design of parallel grooves in sickle pattern. A third vertical adjecant (sic) right, to central design, appears with bulbulous attachment to center. Simple 'eye' design lower right, as dots, ringed with lineur (sic) extension on inner corners curving down, outlining nose(?), and out.
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Credit Line
Gift of Mark Hedden
Item History
- Collected by Mark Hedden on January 1, 1956
What
- Name
- Petroglyph Rubbing
- Identification Number
- 2003-52/BR49
- Type of Item
- petroglyph rubbing
- Material
- tissue paper and ink
- Overall
- length 120.65 cm, width 99.695 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Mark Hedden
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on January 1, 1956
Other
- Accession Number
- 2003-52
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Reproduction
- Object Sub Category
- Reproduction, Composite