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tuscanyred
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I have been to Blythe Intaglios
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August 28, 2011
tuscanyred
commented on Blythe Intaglios
These are almost literally in my "backyard." I live on the mesa these are on and can see the drop down into the ravine from my home. Came here in 1975 (I live on the Arizona side) and used to play with friends right on top of these intaglios and never realized they were even there. Then in the later 70s, they became more known to locals and were fenced off because they wanted to protect them from ATV's and dirtbikes.I guess these intaglios survived a mass number of years impervious to the elements and Time but couldn't stand up to dirtbikes. :P Anyway, it's all pretty cool and I like to tell people about them and I'm sort of proud that I live near them. I was told long ago that "the Indians" (whichever tribe that may have been) used some sort of shellac to keep the gravel from moving after they made the designs. I don't know how true that is but I haven't disregarded it. To the locals, they're known as the Mohave Twins. Thank you for featuring them. :)
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August 28, 2011
tuscanyred
has been to Blythe Intaglios
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth
Intaglios, or gigantic human, animal, and geometric figures drawn on the ground's surface are known throughout the American Southwest, South America, and New Caledonia.
While the best-known... »
Outsider Art, Natural History, Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by Doctor Don, Dylan and 2 others
These are almost literally in my "backyard." I live on the mesa these are on and can see the drop down into the ravine from my home. Came here in 1975 (I live on the Arizona side) and used to play with friends right on top of these intaglios and never realized they were even there. Then in the later 70s, they became more known to locals and were fenced off because they wanted to protect them from ATV's and dirtbikes.I guess these intaglios survived a mass number of years impervious to the elements and Time but couldn't stand up to dirtbikes. :P Anyway, it's all pretty cool and I like to tell people about them and I'm sort of proud that I live near them. I was told long ago that "the Indians" (whichever tribe that may have been) used some sort of shellac to keep the gravel from moving after they made the designs. I don't know how true that is but I haven't disregarded it. To the locals, they're known as the Mohave Twins. Thank you for featuring them. :)