PAINTED ROCK

Carrizo Plain National Monument - SLO County

Chumash Indians and American Indian Rock Art

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Introduction
Stay on the path. The raised middle area is probably an archaeological midden.
Vandalism and natural processes have ruined much of the rock art.
The Indian Advisory Council would like us to view the area as a sacred place.
We were told it was okay to take personal photos of the rock art.
Our guide was not allowed to try to interpret the drawings but we could.
Chumash Indian artist, Lovejoy, was instructed not to make exact copies of the art work.
Art drawings included here were provided by Dr. John Johnson to the tour group.
Dr Johnson works with the Chumash Indian Council & the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum.

U-shaped north entrance

Approaching from the North
Trail up to a water basin

Inside left
Nests above and Art below

Look close for faded images
but do not touch!

Once great panel
Underside

Bird nests on the right side
Even bats up in the crevice!

Coyote and Lizard Myth?
Carrizo Sketches - More Links

Lovejoy Drawing
Pedro Fages - 1772(?)

Red Maid (small black seeds)
Red Maid Flower
Painted Rock Links More Links
Yokuts and Their Neighbors
Hutash Ceremony - Julia White
Pedro Farges reaches Kern County
Pedro Fages - The Beginnings of San Francisco
Chumash Life - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Chumash Indians
Chumash Indian Council - commentary by John Johnson, UCSB
Rock Art of the Southwest - Links
  
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April 5, 2003 Trip Log and Notes or Carrizo Plain Mainpage