Petroglyph Rubbing Item Number: 2003-52/WA6 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Petroglyph rubbing on Webril with brown and green ink. From: "Descriptive Catalogue of Petroglyph Prints for the University of Washington from the Dalles Dam Reservoir, 1956" by Mark Hedden. "Seal-head (?) carved in full relief on outcrop of bedrock. Body is not carved, but the natural formation of the rock is utilized in such a way that it appears as the body of a seal lying prone. The head is made distinct by a deeply cut groove or collar. The eyes are round & bulging with a circular groove located above & behind each eye, very much in the manner of the 'horns' of a carved Mt Sheep's head found in Wakemap Mound. The mouth, likewise, is a short groove with no teeth indicated. The many similarities of this head with the Sheep/s head from Wakemap Mound, not only give a clue as to the probable age of the 'sealhead', but suggests that the two may be related in execution also. A characteristic of the Sheep or other carved heads from Wakemap is the rough & unfinished appearance of one end, generally battered in a manner that suggests it was used as a maul. This, with the collar, suggest, in turn, that, like the 'sealhead', the sheep's head may have been originally carved, in situ, from a large boulder and battered or broken off when completed.
Credit Line
Gift of Mark Hedden
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
What
- Name
- Petroglyph Rubbing
- Identification Number
- 2003-52/WA6
- Type of Item
- petroglyph rubbing
- Material
- webril and ink
- Overall
- length 0.0 cm, width 127.0 cm, height 56.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Accession Number
- 2003-52
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Object Category
- Reproduction
- Object Sub Category
- Reproduction, Composite