Mummy Cave Ruins is a painting by Jerry McElroy which was uploaded on September 4th, 2008.
Mummy Cave Ruins
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If These Walls Could Talk...They would... more
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Price
$975
Dimensions
24.000 x 36.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Mummy Cave Ruins
Artist
Jerry McElroy
Medium
Painting - Oil On Stretched Canvas
Description
If you are interested in buying the original painting, go to my website at jerrymcelroy.com. Thank you!
If These Walls Could Talk...They would tell you that for nearly 5,000 years, people have lived in these canyons - longer than anyone has lived uninterrupted anywhere on the Colorado Plateau. Their homes and images tell us their stories. Today, Navajo families make their homes, raise livestock, and farm the lands in the canyon. The National Park Service and Navajo Nation are actively working together to manage park resources.
The name of Canyon de Chelly was derived from the misspelling and mispronunciation of the Navajo word for the canyon. The Navajos call the canyon "Tseyi" which is pronounced 'say-ee.' Eventually the word became "de Chelly" which is pronounced as 'de-shay'.
Millions of years of land uplifts and stream cutting created the colorful sheer cliff walls of Canyon de Chelly. Natural water sources and rich soil provided a variety of resources, including plants and animals that have sustained families for thousands of years. The Ancient Puebloans found the canyons an ideal place to plant crops and raise families. The first settlers built pit houses that were then replaced with more sophisticated homes as more families migrated to the area. More homes were built in alcoves to take advantage of the sunlight and natural protection. People thrived until the mid-1300�s when the Puebloans left the canyons to seek better farmlands.
My painting of Mummy Cave Ruins in Canyon de Chelly illustrates this magical and healing place. The original is 24 X 36 Framed Oil Painting on Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas.
Uploaded
September 4th, 2008
