Petroglyph Rubbing Item Number: 2003-52/ORE5 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Petroglyph rubbing on burlap with red and pink ink. K. Meyers 7/17/2003 From "Descriptive Catalogue of Petroglyph Prints for the University of Washington, from The Dalles Dam Resevoir, 1956." by Mark Hedden, in Archaeology Archives: Series of face patterns called "sealheads" (according to local information) and geometric designs. Faces have large eyes, marked by concentric rings, curved eyebrows which join with a triangular nose, and no other features or outline. (Total number of faces: 3.) Geometric designs include: two series of concentric rings, one with center; two concentric arcs with a series of rays between.
Credit Line
Gift of Mark Hedden
Geographical Search Terms
Lower Columbia North America Oregon Pacific Northwest Plateau Wasco County Western United States
Item History
- Collected by Mark Hedden on January 1, 1956
What
- Name
- Petroglyph Rubbing
- Identification Number
- 2003-52/ORE5
- Type of Item
- petroglyph rubbing
- Material
- burlap
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted
- Overall
- length 136.525 cm, width 95.25 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