On the Trail of Spider Woman Petroglyphs, Pictographs, and Myths of the Southwest

Name: On the Trail of Spider Woman Petroglyphs, Pictographs, and Myths of the Southwest
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ISBN: 9780941270984

ISBN-10: 094127098X

ISBN-13: 9780941270984

Edition: Unabridged

Authors: Carol Patterson-Rudolph

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Description:

Weaves together the stories of tiny elusive Spider Woman as she is mythologized by the Keresan Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo people. The myths in On the Trail of Spider Woman are those that were left in the petroglyphs and pictographs of the San Juan Basin, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Publication date: 8/20/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 132
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Spider Woman of The Keresan Pueblo Peopletsichtinako


The Keresan Pueblo Creation Myth


Petroglyphs of Spider Woman and The Two Sisters


Sun Youth (Oshach Paiyatiuma)


Salt Creek Shield Figure


Painted Cave


Yellow Woman (Ko-tcinina ko)


Five Faces Site in Davis Canyon


Four Faces Site in Salt Creek


Cultural Context of the Canyonlands Sites



Spider Woman of The Hopi Peoplekookyangwso'wuuti


The Hopi Creation Myth


Clear Creek Canyon Sites


Spider Woman Hill


Spider Woman Petroglyph Panels


Fremont Indian State Park Sites


The Snake and Antelope Myth


Buckhorn Wash Site



Spider Woman of the Dine, the Navajo Peoplena'ashje'ii asdzaa


Spider Rock


The Navajo Creation Myth


Largo Canyon Site


Spider Woman and Weaving


Navajo Cultural Symbols in Weaving and Petroglyphs


Appendixes



Chromameter Readings and Five Faces Identification in Canyonlands National Park




Symbol Chart for American Indian Pictography and Sign Language


Bibliography


Index