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Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
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Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
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These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
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Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
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--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
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NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
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Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
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--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
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NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
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--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
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NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
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--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
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NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
I haven't seen rusty, abandoned logging cable in the forest since our hikes in northern British Columbia a number of years ago.
Today, I spotted a length of two-inch-wide cable protruding from the mulch on the forest floor by the side of a creek. Nearby, several railroad spikes had been driven deep into the side of a stump. On the other side of the stump, a deep groove had been worn or cut into the wood. I suspect the cable once went around the stump, held in place by the spikes and the groove, in furtherance of a logging operation.
Seen along Dickey Creek Trail No. 553 in the Bull of the Woods Wilderness near Mt. Hood, Oregon.
© 2006 Phillip Nesmith
A water jug rest in the desert sun where it was left by a border crosser. Just out of the frame is a fully loaded immigrant backpack (which I recovered) with the things the unknown person thought would help them in the desert. Soon I hope to show the contents of this pack. Many of the artifacts of this migration are amazing to me. Each of the water bottles, backpacks, articles of clothing, foot prints, trails, empty tuna cans, lone shoes........all tell something about the person that once carried that item. The discovery of this jug and the pack is a bit unusual because of its placement, location and condition. I wonder what story these objects could tell.
Tibetan bronze figure of Avalokitesvara or Tara ?
She sits on a double lotus throne in a beautiful dhoti, her hair is in a top knot . she holds Rosary beads on her upper right hand and a lotus bud in her upper right. her lower hand are in mudra gesture.
The underside has a quite an intricate seal mark in copper, inside her is probably a paper prayer... it can be seen through a nic in the lotus throne, she was painted red at some point in time.
From North India? Nepal or Tibet
Bronze with copper base.
Size 135mm tall x 105mm wide.
Age 20th Century?
Provenance Treasures of Wisdoms private collection.
Suggestions and comments most welcome
Laxmi?
Snapshot from lower right area of www.gigapan.com/gigapans/176407
NASA’s raw image: mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=1051ML00462500403...
See also: next photo.
Patrick Lichty, Nudes 1 / 2, 1997 - 2005, Birke, Laser-Gravur, 61 x 30 cm
Patrick Lichty - Artifacts
30. Januar - 21. März 2015
DAM Gallery Berlin
Punishment, most commonly, for cheating.
Magic using isn't a common sight in the art of torturing. It's mostly causing pain, but sometimes there are business gaps. The target audience is the cheated wifes and women, thirst for revenge! The man is lured into a trap, and the paid sorcerer casts the spell on them. Removing moisture from their body, and Turning them into small statues. They won't die, but they not lose consciousness. They remember these times, like a never-ending dream. Oh, and don't forget the thirst. If you want them, to turn back, just simply toss the little statue into water. They will suck it up, like a sponge. Soon a dried and wrinkled raisin-like figure appears. He won't cheat you again.
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
.
--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
.
NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
The Allard Pierson Museum is the archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam. Currently there is an exhibition with artifacts from the depots of other museums. This seems to be a warning: don't sit too long in a museum...
This 18th Century copper alloy shutter pull may be from the original farmhouse "The Locusts" where John Jay grew up in. The house stood in its setting overlooking Long Island Sound from 1745 to 1836 before it was taken down by John Jay's eldest son Peter. Even then, pieces of the house were reused including the shutters to which this knob may have been attached. The JHC's restoration team discovered the shutters from "The Locusts" had been placed in between the floor joists between the first floor and the basement of the new house, probably to help dampen the sounds from the kitchen below.
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A National Historic Landmark since 1993
Member of the African American Heritage Trail of Westchester County since 2004
Member of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area since 2009
On NY State's Path Through History (2013)
Pima Air and Space Museum
Artifacts
1. Crew Chief Uniform worn by SSgt Wayne (Frosty) Frost.
2. Uniform shirt, worn by team photographer SSgt Kristi Machado, showing team ground crew patch.
3. F-16C Fighting Falcon marked as flown by Major Nicole Malachowski.
4. Flight helmet used by Lt. Col. Richard G. McSpadden, Jr., Commander, 2002-2003.
5. Thunderbird flight jacket worn by Major Ralph (Hoot) Gibson, Commander 1961-1963
6. Thunderbird flight suit worn by Major Nicole Malachowski, 2005-2007
7. Thunderbird flight suit worn by Maj, Brian D. Burns, 2004-2005