Tse Bit'a'í
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JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
Terrific shots. I have seen other shots or Ship Rock, but never from this perspective.
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Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
MCHUGH wrote:
Great shots. Like both. Is Tse Bit'a'í Navajo for ships rock?
The Navajo word for rock is tse. Bit'a'í is a little trickier, but loosely, it means 'wings.' The (Anglo) word Shiprock was adopted in the 1870's, simply because it looks like a schooner ship of the time (not that there were a lot of schooners in NW New Mexico...). Tse Bit'a'í --the exposed throat of a long since eroded ancient volcano) is on Navajo tribal land, and it has deep cultural and religious significance to the Dine (there's supposed to be an accent over the e, but, hey. Or Ya Ta Hey, as locals might say.) Glad you like the shots.
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hookedupin2005
Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
Great images of an iconic landmark from this area... I live about 40 miles fro Shiprock, and have shot hundreds of photos of it with my old Kodak point and shoot.
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Very nice work.
--Bob
--Bob
Cany143 wrote:
'Rock with wings' in the Navajo. Also known as Shiprock.
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