The Rock Paintings of the Chumash
Title | The Rock Paintings of the Chumash PDF eBook |
Author | Campbell Grant |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | California |
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A Guide to Rock Art Sites
Title | A Guide to Rock Art Sites PDF eBook |
Author | David S. Whitley |
Publisher | Mountain Press Publishing |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780878423323 |
This unique full-color field guide is essential for anyone who seeks to understand why shamans in the Far West created rock art and what they sought to depict. Whitley is on the cutting edge of dating and interpreting the images as well as describing the
Rock Art of Native California
Title | Rock Art of Native California PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Cultural property |
ISBN |
BLM, Rock Art of Native California A Guide to Rock Art Sites on BLM Lands in California
Title | BLM, Rock Art of Native California A Guide to Rock Art Sites on BLM Lands in California PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | |
Release | 2001 |
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BLM, Rock Art of Native California A Guide to Rock Art Sites on BLM Lands in California
Title | BLM, Rock Art of Native California A Guide to Rock Art Sites on BLM Lands in California PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | California |
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Ancient Images on Stone
Title | Ancient Images on Stone PDF eBook |
Author | JoAnne Van Tilburg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Art |
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The Art of the Shaman
Title | The Art of the Shaman PDF eBook |
Author | David S. Whitley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Whitley, an archaeologist specializing in the study of prehistoric art and religion, interprets the symbolism of California's ancient rock art, demonstrating that these pictographs were not created simply for artistic expression, but were deliberately intended to represent a relatively few number of specific messages. Color photographs depict such things as vision questing, sexuality, the mythic past, life crises, altered states of consciousness, and more.