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    Barrier
Canyon Pictographs
 The Great
Gallery pictograph seen here is found in Barrier Canyon. It is the
original pictograph that the artwork below was patterned after.
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here to view the
Rock Art Handout
The
title of the Barrier Canyon Pictograph is "The Holy Ghost and
Attendants", the mural was painted by a WPA artist, Lynn Fausett -
Price Naitive, in 1941. The
pictographs are found in the western tributaries of Green river
approximately 120
miles from Price, Utah. It has a large ghost looking figure surrounded by
smaller mummy looking figures. The pictograph dated back 2,000 to 4,000
years ago and it is unclear as to the true meaning behind the
pictograph.
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is copyrighted by the College of Eastern Utah
Last Update:
07/07/08
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