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  • Collection: Petroglyphs of Castle Garden

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Plate 49 from the Castle Garden collection

A white man's representation of a horse. No figure of a horse engraved by the Indian's was found in Castle Gardens.

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Plate 48 from the Castle Garden collection

Brands and figures inscribed by white men.

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Plate 47 from the Castle Garden collection

A brand resembling a tipi.

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Plate 46 from the Castle Garden collection

Tool-grooves, used for the polishing and sharpening of hammer-stones, axes, or arrowshafts. Lower right hand figure is that of a hide stretcher made of willows.

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Plate 45 from the Castle Garden collection

The figure of a man may be seen at the lower left. The other figures are unfinished.

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Plate 44 from the Castle Garden collection

The sandstone is so badly eroded the upper figure is unrecognizable. Tool-grooves and a symbolic design appear below.

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Plate 43 from the Castle Garden collection

To the left may be seen a broken arrowshaft. Figures to the right appear to be tool-grooves.

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Plate 42 from the Castle Garden collection

Due to erosion, the shields represented here are badly scarred. The feathered end of an arrowshaft may be seen at the left.

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Plate 41 from the Castle Garden collection

The figure of a woman is represented at the upper left. Note the female sign. Tool-grooves appear in the center and also the representation of a tree (?). The figure to the right is eroded, but appears to…

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Plate 40 from the Castle Garden collection

A representation of tool-grooves and unfinished figures.
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