Petroglyph Rubbing Item Number: 2003-52/BR31 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Petroglyph rubbing on long fiber tissue paper with black ink. K. Meyers 8/5/2003 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: Lineur (sic) figure based on center stem with three pronged base and oval head with a crosspiece at the midsection. A series of short diagonals are attached in pairs (one on each side) to the center stem & crosspiece with the apexes pointed in. The effect is that of pine twigs laid in a cross pattern with their needles pointing out. Other designs include an arc with rays and a circle with rays.
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/BR31
- Type of Item
- petroglyph rubbing
- Material
- tissue paper and ink
- Overall
- length 125.095 cm, width 100.33 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