Petroglyph Rubbing Item Number: 2003-52/PE18 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Petroglyph rubbing on long fiber tissue paper with black ink. M. Elm 3/2/2006 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: "Three faces or masks with other designs. Cetral figure, called 'Coyote Swimming,' has heart-shaped outline, circular eyes, cheeklines attached to angular noseridge, with eyebrows joined. Diagonal diverging lines from eyes. Mouth formed by lower face outline & semi-circular arc drawn downwards & across from cheeklines. Teeth indicated. Numerous descending wavys of zigzags suggesting either 'whiskers' or water or perhaps both. Lower face has a more skull-like outline & appearance, with teeth strongly emphasized. Both ears & lenticular horns are shown attached to outline. A short vertical, like those occuring on the 'Spedis Owls,' appears above the brow depression. The eyes, circular, have diagonal attachments diverging as the face above. A smaller, less completed face appears above the 'coyote'. The eyes are the only features shown, as circles with concentric, though irregular outline. Two small triangluar 'horns' are attached above each eye. Other figures include a standing figure, phallic, with arms raised, & three fingers spread; a lizard (?) figure with appendages (four) curving up; concentric circles (above 'coyote'); a double rake (centipede ?) curving up; a spider (?) design."
Notes
Other Number: In the bottom left corner "9" is written in pencil.
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/PE18
- Type of Item
- petroglyph rubbing
- Material
- tissue paper and ink
- Overall
- length 238.0 cm, width 96.0 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