Tapamveni: The Rock Art Galleries of Petrified Forest and Beyond

by Patricia McCreery, Ekkehart Malotki (Photographer)

Tapamveni is a Hopi word meaning hammered mark. This book is a study of the rock art in the Petrified Forest region.

Genres: History, Art

194 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[Joseph Gendron · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book describes a stunning world that continuously amazes. Extremely well-written and presented, the team of Patricia McCleary (text and drawings) and Ekkehart Malotki (photography and captions) have covered the archeology of the engravings and landscape in and near Petrified Forest National Park in considered detail. The reader is transported both thru time and along the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau, a region called "Palavayu". I was fortunate to follow up this book study with a visit to the area earlier this month. I am enriched.

[Peter Tillman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great rock-art book for the Petrified Forest area of northern Arizona. I need to dig out my copy and re-read it!

"Tapamveni is a Hopi word meaning hammered mark," you will learn from the publisher's preview. If you like American Indian art, you should definitely check this one out!