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  • Collection: Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Dinwoody

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Dinwoody Plate 30

A zoomorphic design of a bird, and to the left, perhaps the head and horns of a deer, or buffalo.

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Dinwoody Plate 31

The left petroglyph represents a drying stretched hide, with a man (?) standing by it. The right figure is a symbolic design of unknown meaning. (Also the central design.)

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Dinwoody Plate 32

An anthropomorphic and zoomorphic panel, showing a medicine man with snake and animal, to the left; to the right a face or bask and the below the figure of a bird.
You will notice also that the man is holding one hand over his…

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Dinwoody Plate 33

A zoomorphic panel with symbolic designs of unknown meaning. Several deer (?) are shown at the right and one to the left, with the symbols to the left and center. The one to the left may represent a blanket, while the center one…

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Dinwoody Plate 34

A complex panel of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic designs with two symbolic figures. The figure of a man appears in the left center panel. The figure to the right is symbolic (?).

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Dinwoody Plate 35

An anthropomorphic and zoomorphic design showing a man hunting the mountain sheep (right) and the figure of a Bird Woman, to the left.

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Dinwoody Plate 36

A symbolic design of unknown meaning. It appears to be a blanket design within a circle and the sun symbol appears on the left. It also may represent a beaver hide stretched and drying.

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Dinwoody Plate 37

Anthropomorphic figure with symbolic figure to the left.

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Dinwoody Plate 38

An anthropomorphic design showing shamen, one with buffalo horns. The symbolic figure at the right is of unknown meaing.
You will also notice that the men have their backs turned- (shame).

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Dinwoody Plate 39

This is a complex anthropomorphic panel. The figure (upper left) represents a "Storm Man", showing thunder and lightning. The upper right hand man is shooting a bow and arrow. The two lower figures (men) have their backs turned,…
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