Emery County

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Title Emery County
Identifier 016P
Subject Indians of North America--Antiquities; Rock art--Utah; Petroglyphs--Utah; Drawing; Signs and symbols
Description Emery County; hand drawn; chart, Sipapu, Rainbow Youth, masks and snake. The large negative shows single glyphs occuring in Emery County of the RAINBOW YOUTH, or cognate conceptions. The arc, variously attached in some to headdress; in some, large and separate. The RAINBOW YOUTH on the arcs; the 'sky ladders' denoting the concept that the god or being is in the sky. Rain signs, some with snake and man form. The "Seed Bowl of Plenty" held in hand by one priest, with similar concept to our Cornucopia--when filled by the gods, plenty, sustenance, safety for our tribe for another year. Oct. 1938.
Spatial Coverage Emery County (Utah)
Creator Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951
Publisher Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1938-10
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation image/tiff
Source Envelope p
Language eng
Relation Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection
Coverage Utah
Rights Management Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved
Holding Institution Delta City Library
Source Material B&W negative
Source Physical Dimensions 12cm x 17cm
Archival Resolution Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600
Low Resolution JPEG: 800 x 600
Bit Depth 8-bit
Scanning Device Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner
ARK ark:/87278/s6ns3pz9
Setname dc_bpc
ID 124985
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ns3pz9