Kumeyaay Rock Art. Shout out to the Campo and Manzanita Bands of the Kumeyaay Nation. Thank you for your support. Southern California Rock Art.





It was truly heartwarming to hear that the members of the Kumeyaay Nation are supportive of our effort to photograph their rock art sites and use digital restoration on the resulting images.  This is an attempt to honor past and present Tipai/Kumeyaay who created and are trying to preserve these spiritually inspired messages.   We can all do our best to preserve what is left from these ancient communications, just we would with early Christian, Jewish, or Buddhist documents.

The beautiful, red, triangular grids shown below are some of the brightest pictographs in the area west of the Colorado Desert and in the rain zone.  This rock shelter and the surrounding area has other art that, to me, is just as enigmatic.

Perhaps one day we will understand more of what the Shaman was trying to tell his people and what it means to us.

Click on photo to enlarge.  Copyright 2014 - please no copies without permission.
Don Liponi