Pennsylvania Water Panther Petroglyph

[Mkriegs]

Came across this well known petroglyph along the Allegheny River a few years ago while performing a freshwater mussel survey. Thought it was pretty interesting and worth a share. The link is a post from a PA Archeology group documenting the Petroglyph and discussing Native American use within the Allegheny River.
http://twipa.blogspot.com/2012/05/clarion-county.html

 

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[Almy]

Thank you for a fascinating post! I grew up in Seneca territory in New York and have been interested in the history of the region since then. I read the blog post which is loaded with information. I have never found a petroglyph but have found a few points and pottery shards.

 

[_muppet_]

I live in Clarion county about 5 minutes from Cook Forest. It's a nice place to explore.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Even though the carving is rather crude, the shape of the head, the claws and tail capture the essence of a mountain lion pretty well. No doubt that’s what it is.

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Finally a rock with actual art on it for once. That is really cool. Thanks for sharing and not being someone with periodlia 😆

 

[Gare]

AMazing rock. I wonder how old it is and what tools were used to carve it Thanks for sharing

 

[Steve in PA]

Tha's very cool. I'm glad it hasn't been vandalized. What would you estimate the dimensions of the figure to be?

 

[releventchair]

Even though the carving is rather crude, the shape of the head, the claws and tail capture the essence of a mountain lion pretty well. No doubt that’s what it is.

The Underwater Panther (Great Water Lynx, Night Panther, Mishibizhiw)

Information and legends about the Native American mythological figure Underwater Panther, Great Water Lynx, or Night Panther, a lake monster of the Algonquian tribes.

www.native-languages.org

 

[releventchair]

 

[Mkriegs]

Tha's very cool. I'm glad it hasn't been vandalized. What would you estimate the dimensions of the figure to be?

It was fairly large. Roughly 4X5 feet