Petroglyph Rubbing Item Number: 2003-52/PE45D from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Petroglyph rubbing on burlap with brown ink. A. Verplank 1/18/2005 From "Descriptive Catalogue of Petroglyph Prints for the University of Washington, from The Dalles Dam Resevoir, 1956." by Mark Hedden, located in the Archaeology Archives: "Standing figure with exaggerated circle eyes, heart-shaped head outline, two toes. Orb with intersecting vertical. Bird in silhouette, ladder wings, tail fanned out. Standing figure holding trophy (?) stick (diagonal rake pattern.) Standing phallic figure with horizontal through midsection, horns. Hunter, with one arm raised against Mountain sheep, horns frontal. Two other Mountain sheep, rectangular bodies, horns curved back."

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

What

Name
Petroglyph Rubbing
Identification Number
2003-52/PE45D
Type of Item
petroglyph rubbing
Material
burlap and ink
Overall
length 137.0 cm, width 249.0 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