Castle Garden Plate 21

SpecColl 01.1941.01_PetroglyphsofCastleGardens_Plate21.jpg

Item Metadata

Title

Castle Garden Plate 21

Subject

New Deal, 1933-1939.; Petroglyphs -- Wyoming.

Description

Plate 21 from the Castle Garden collection

A complex Anthropomorphic panel with several shields. The upper left hand figure is eroded. Several symbolic designs are to the right of this figure, one appears to have fringes and decorative designs suggesting a costume, although there is no head shown. Below these a shield may be seen. In the center two phallic men are clearly shown. Note that the upper figure has marks suggesting ribs and spinal column. To the right appears several figures and a shield or drum. Beside the yard stick may be seen another phallic male. The sandstone is quite eroded and parts of the figure are missing. Above this is a circle containing a line of Anthropomorphic figures. Only the heads and a line for the body were engraved-an example of impressionism, and probably indicating a war party. Below this appears another phallic figure.

Type

Image

Creator

Ted C. Sowers; Works Progress Administration

Is Part Of

Ted C. Sowers Papers and Photographs, SpecColl 01.1941.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

Identifier

SpecColl 01.1941.01_PoCG_Plate20

Format

JPG

Original Format

Photographic Print

Citation

Ted C. Sowers; Works Progress Administration, “Castle Garden Plate 21,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed May 28, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/2729.