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Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau (Paperback, New)
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Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau (Paperback, New)
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From the river valleys of interior British Columbia south to the
hills of northern Oregon and east to the continental divide in
western Montana, hundreds of cliffs and boulders display carved and
painted designs created by ancient artists who inhabited this area,
the Columbia Plateau, as long as seven thousand years ago.
Expressing a vital social and spiritual dimension in the lives of
these hunter-gathers, rock art captivates us with its evocative
power and mystery. At once an irreplaceable yet fragile cultural
resource, it documents Native histories, customs, and visions
through thousands of years. This valuable reference and guidebook
addresses basic questions of what petroglyphs and pictographs are,
how they were produced, and how archaeologists classify and date
them. James Keyser identifies five regions on the Columbia Plateau,
each with its own variant of the rock art style identifiable as
belonging exclusively to the region. He describes for each region
the setting and scope of the rock art along with its design
characteristics and possible meaning. Through line drawings,
photographs, and detailed maps he provides a guide to the sites
where rock art can be viewed. In western Montana, rock art motifs
express the ritualistic seeking of a spirit helper from the natural
world. In interior British Columbia, rayed arcs above the heads of
human figures demonstrate possession of a guardian spirit. Twin
figures on the central Columbia Plateau reveal another belief--the
special power of twins--and hunting scenes celebrate success of the
chase. The grimacing evocative face of Tsagiglalal, in lower
Columbia pictographs, testifies to the Plateau Indians' "death
cult" response to the European diseases that decimated their
villages between 1700 and 1840. On the southeastern Plateau, images
of horse-back riders mark the adoption, after 1700 of the
equestrian and cultural habits of the northwestern Great Plains
Indians. Despite geographic differences in emphasis, similarities
in design and technique link the drawings of all five regions.
Human figures, animals depicting numerous species on the Plateau,
geometric motifs, mysterious beings, and tally marks, whether
painted or carved, appear throughout the Columbia Plateau.
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