Petroglyph Rubbing Item Number: 2003-52/BR82 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Petroglyph rubbing on long fiber tissue paper with brown ink. K. Meyers 8/5/03 From "Descriptive Catalogue of Petroglyph Prints for the University of Washington, from The Dalles Dam Resevoir, 1956." by Mark Hedden: Standing phallic figure with circle head, & diagonally sloping arms. Small centered circle adjacent. (Both figures recently refreshed). Filled rectangular or oval figure with short diagonal appendages at the corners, short center appendages at either end (design may represent turtle, compare with BR 44).
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/BR82
- Type of Item
- petroglyph rubbing
- Material
- tissue paper and ink
- Overall
- length 100.33 cm, width 82.55 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