Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Strange Rock Art

In central New Mexico in the town of Truth Or Consequences there is a very nice museum by the name of The Geronimo Springs Museum. This museum houses memorabilia of the times of the American West and the Apache Nation. Also on display are even earlier instances of inhabitants of the region, the Mimbres. The Mimbres people created beautiful pottery, more to been seen later.
In one of the cases containing rock art examples I couldn't help but be surprised to see what looks like a delta wing fighter on one section of a rock.



The label indicates that it was found in Sierra County and donated to the museum. It appears to have insignias on the wings and barrels protruding from the front of the plane.

Across the country in small to large museums there are fascinating objects to be seen and stories to read and hear. In many instances one cannot be sure if objects are very much real or potentially fabricated at some time in the past. They are, nevertheless, very interesting and available for all to see.

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