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Baja cave mural prints?
Hi all,
I was reading Harry Crosbys revised version of the Baja cave paintings of Baja California last night, and the amazing imagery of the murals just blew
me away! If people have only seen the old version of the book, the revised version is really worth a look!
I'm wondering if there are small colour reproductions available of some of the murals?
Harry's Wife Joanne does a lot of the drawings in the book but I'm pretty sure they are not commercaily available.
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There are some very nice postcards of some of the murals...the cave paintings are wonderful places to explore and visit, I was awestruck when I first
saw one of the huge caves...seeing the pictures does not prepare you for this spectacle at all...they are very powerful, intriguing paintings that are
entirely....otherworldly...apart from the famous big caves there are lots of tiny ones too along the cliffs...simply fascinating.
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The movie 'BAJO CALIFORNIA: The Limit of Time' is a great one featuring the Arce clan, San Francisco de la Sierra and the painted caves.
The Sundance channel showed a version with English subtitles, new copies of the Spanish only version are sold in Mexico.
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Cave paintings
Kaki Bassi is a well know artist in Cabo San Lucas who does amazing art pieces replicating the cave paintings of Baja California. Several of her
pieces are in permanent collection of the Mexican Government (Istituto national de Antropologyia y Historia).
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David,
Do you know if this Harry Crosby is one of the Bing Crosby twins? One of them was named Harry.
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Not the question you asked, but you might enjoy reading this thread from awhile back. It's about the cave paintings and some of our explorations of
them - photos included
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=24172#pid2215...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
David,
Do you know if this Harry Crosby is one of the Bing Crosby twins? One of them was named Harry. |
No... See his web page: http://www.harrywcrosby.com/ and there click on his biography: http://www.harrywcrosby.com/author.htm
Very interesting stuff! (this web site link and other Baja authors web sites are listed in vivabaja.com)
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My Wife and I are REALLY looking forward to seeing the cave paintings for the 1st time! I agree pictures usually can never do justice to seeing
someting for real!
Cardon Man: Thank you very much for the info on Kaki Bassi, I found a website with Her artwork (as well as lots of others)
http://www.kakibassi.com/
David, I have heard about that movie, have to see about renting it from netflix (if they have it) or buying it from Amazon...
Natilie Ann: very cool thread on your exporations! Thanks for sharing!
A bit of trivia about cave art murals, Harrys daughter Reiston did a huge mural on the lobby wall of the Agua Caliente racetrack back in the late
70's, Iwonder if its still there, anyone know?
cheers
Mike
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Back in 2001 when this movie came out, the English version was not available... Sundance showed it and included an Enlish interview with the
director... A copy of the Sundance version made its rounds and several of us Baja nuts can show you the film if you come by (goes good with Pacificos,
Tecates, XXs, etc.)!
Even if you get the Spanish only version, there is very little dialog, it is mostly a visual movie... It does begin in English because the main
character 'Damian' is from Laguna Beach... going to find the grave of his grandmother in San Francisco de la Sierra.
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Kaki Basi
Astrobaja...Kaki's cave art pieces are really cool in person. She not only pulls off the style to a "T"....but the pieces are textured in a such a way
that they look much like the walls of the caves. Good stuff.
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What type of reproductions are you interested in? The photos in the book? I have some fairly decent photos of the murals if you're interested in
reprints of them. To see the murals yourself is not that difficult an undertaking. You should go.
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Please post your pictures
| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
I have some fairly decent photos of the murals if you're interested in reprints of them. |
We wanna see!!! 
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We have a very nice signed print of the Cueva Flecha from this very talented photographer. 
http://www.richardherrmann.com/baja.htm
He also happens to be a very good friend. 
He has spent the better part of the last 12 months travelling all over the world 'chasing' blue whales amongst other creatures for an IMAX movie he is
working on.
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EGL,
Those are some beautiful photos. Please point this print out to me the next time I have the opportunity to visit your casa. Speaking of cave
paintings, I seem to remember that we were going to plan a P.W. team adventure one of these days....
P<*)))><
edit; because I had to.
[Edited on 22-10-2007 by Paulina]
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We need to plan a trip. It has been on our list of things to see in The Baja for too many moons now.
When can you come down to see the photos? The Safari suite awaits!
Give C a big hug and tell her good job on the 4H for tio EGL y tia que Barbara!!
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Trinidad Painted Caves - Mulege
Photo 1 of 2
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Trinidad Painted Caves - Mulege
Photo 2 of 2
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I would have to scan them and put them on disc I guess first. Then someone would have to walk me through posting them. I'll dig them out if you want
to see them. It was a 3-night trip, where we hiked into the canyons. Mules went too, but just to haul gear.
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Amir, in the first Trinidad painting above, the figure on the far right looks very much like a boat paddle. I only have the Crosby books to count the
sea creatures numbers against all the other figures but I do have photos of what could be boats and oars --- added together they give some weight to
my theory the painters (7800 years ago) came to the mid-drift area by boat. There are some anthropologists who believe, like me, they could have been
proto Japanese (Ainu) shore/island hoppers.
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I think it has been established that the pictographs overlay one another, which implies more than one period of habitation period by more than one
populace, which could be hundreds of years apart.
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