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In October of 2006, one of the
most sacred and well-documented sites of ancient petroglyphs on the
eastern seaboard of the United States was returned to its original
peoples, the
Passamaquoddy Tribe. The site is known as “Picture Rocks” and lies on
the Machias Bay in “Downeast”
Maine. The rock carvings and peckings date as far back as 3,000 to
5,000 years and its most ancient
peckings may be as old as 10,000 years. Believed to be made by Shamans,
the petroglyphs are positioned
such that they are the most visibleat the Fall or Spring Equinox and
thus the name of the Exhibition, The Equinox
Petroglyph Project:
Interpretations by Women and Children.
Our
Mission
The Equinox Petroglyph Project is an effort to document and interpret
the ‘Picture Rocks’ from the female point of view and that of the
Passamaquoddy youth through visual,
auditory, and tactile works of art. Through a traveling exhibition we
hope to educate and bring greater
awareness of the Passamaquoddy culture to a wider public.
Who we are:
Historically, all interpretations of the petroglyphs have come from an
outsider’s, male point of view. While most of the young people
represented in the Exhibition are
Passamaquoddy, the older women artists represent those who have pure
Passamaquoddy heritage, those with some
Passamaquoddy ancestry, and those with no Tribal heritage. All
exhibitors live in Washington County
or regularly visit the Machias Bay area.
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