Item number 2003-52/WA6 from the The Burke: University of Washington.
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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.
Gift of Mark Hedden
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
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