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An exhibition of Fiber Art honoring the Mesa-Prieta Petroglyphs
A Collaborative Project of the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center &
the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. Artists were juried in and traveled to
Mesa-Prieta for inspiration.
Runs through February 14, 2016
A Collaborative Project of the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center &
the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. Artists were juried in and traveled to
Mesa-Prieta for inspiration.
Runs through February 14, 2016
More than 10,000 years ago hunter/gatherer peoples roamed the 12-mile long Mesa Prieta escarpment in the northern Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. During the Archaic Period - 1,000 to 7,500 years ago - people began to carve images on the black basalt boulders.
Around 1,200 A.D. large numbers of agricultural PUEBLOAN people came into the Rio Grande Valley from the Mesa Verde area. They created tens of thousands of images - people, animals, spirals, geometric and astronomical objects, and many others.
The Historic Period began on the Mesa in 1598 when the Spanish arrived in the nearby Ohkay Owingeh and made it their capital. Over the next three centuries, thousands of petroglyphs were etched onto the rocks.
This gorgeous exhibition showcases the work of more than twenty fiber artists from six states inspired by the Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs.
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Historical information thanks to Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project brochure.
