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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Mexican Stone Head
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Wed Sep 10 10:35:51 2008
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very cool - thanks
a shame that they don't protect it from further erosion ; ~ (

Fond regards,
George

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On Sep 10, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Ric Carter wrote:

> No one knows what its history is. Theories are varied.
>
> Here are a couple of links, but others are available:
>
> <http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/rock_art/judaculla.html>
> <http://shadowboxent.brinkster.net/judaculla.html>
>
> I've found shards of the mentioned soapstone bowls at my home some  
> 500 miles east.
>
> Ric Carter
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 10, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>
>> thanks Ric
>>
>> That's an impressive piece of stone.
>> It's difficult to see what exactly the carver had in mind from  
>> this single photo.
>> Did you see a motif or did this appear to be an unfinished work?
>>
>> Fond regards,
>> George
>>
>> george@imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 10, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Ric Carter wrote:
>>
>>> Here's the only ancient, native American carving I've  
>>> photographed in a few years.
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/Grab-Bag/judaculla.jpg.html>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/6hhwm3
>>>
>>> Judaculla Rock, Cullowhee, NC
>>> Olympus XA
>>>
>>> Ric Carter
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>>
>>
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