Two Ute Horses
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Feb 28, 2024 20:49:02 #
Amazing shot, love the colors and textures in this one. I am always in amazement when we come across these old carvings and paintings, so beautiful.
Feb 28, 2024 20:55:26 #
Feb 28, 2024 21:36:00 #
Cany143 wrote:
Abraded rather than pecked, somewhere in a Ootah-ian Nat'l Park.
Wow!! I've never seen anything like this. Is this a particular style? You say "Ute horses". Is this up north aways toward Nine Mile Canyon? It doesn't look very old?
Feb 28, 2024 21:51:35 #
Feb 28, 2024 22:20:17 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Retired CPO wrote:
Wow!! I've never seen anything like this. Is this a particular style? You say "Ute horses". Is this up north aways toward Nine Mile Canyon? It doesn't look very old?
I wouldn't say these figures are necessarily representative of a particular 'style' as such, but having seen lots (as in many dozens) of horse depictions in rock art in the Utah/Colorado/Arizona/New Mexico 'four corners' region (as well as elsewhere in the West), and considering specifically where these particular horse petros were made, I'm relatively sure these had been produced by a Ute. (Navajo 'horses' tend to be slightly different, and I can't say I've ever seen examples of horses in Paiute rock art; other tribes --Goshute, Shoshone, Apache, etc,-- were little or not at all in this area, so that narrows the probabilities. When these figures were produced is up for grabs, though, but these would likely have been made some time between the mid 1600's and the late 1800's.
You ask if these are in the Nine Mile area, and no, these aren't. There are, however, MANY depictions of horses in 9Mile --replete with what would appear to be obvious Native American and/or Anglo 'riders', based on their 'dress' and/or other cultural accoutrements that were depicted/included.
Feb 29, 2024 05:17:12 #
Cany. Thanks for the photo and your above comments. Interesting.
I have seen some on the west side of Sierra Blanca in New Mexico. Not far from Mescalero Apache Reservation. Going back up that way in a few weeks and go see them again. Have not seem them in 20 years.
Also plan to see the grave of Geronimo's wife. We named a horse after her (Dahteste). Dahteste was a warrior and a medicine woman and an excellent horse woman. She was tough, like this race horse filly we have.
Again. Thanks for your postings.
I have seen some on the west side of Sierra Blanca in New Mexico. Not far from Mescalero Apache Reservation. Going back up that way in a few weeks and go see them again. Have not seem them in 20 years.
Also plan to see the grave of Geronimo's wife. We named a horse after her (Dahteste). Dahteste was a warrior and a medicine woman and an excellent horse woman. She was tough, like this race horse filly we have.
Again. Thanks for your postings.
Feb 29, 2024 06:14:42 #
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Feb 29, 2024 07:16:42 #
Cany143 wrote:
Abraded rather than pecked, somewhere in a Ootah-ian Nat'l Park.
Feb 29, 2024 08:01:06 #
oldpsych
Loc: Indianapolis
Cany143 wrote:
Abraded rather than pecked, somewhere in a Ootah-ian Nat'l Park.
Terrific shot.
Feb 29, 2024 08:25:08 #
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Feb 29, 2024 08:40:54 #
Cany143 wrote:
Abraded rather than pecked, somewhere in a Ootah-ian Nat'l Park.
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