On Arborglyphs and Arborgraphs
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On Arborglyphs and Arborgraphs

Abstract

In 1846, an arborgraph drawn on a cottonwood tree near Kern River was recorded by a member of the FrÈmont party; it may well be the only such record still extant. The scene depicted appears to involve vaqueros roping tule elk, and possibly represents a traditional native response to initial contacts with Euromericans.

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