Occult Literature
Navajo Whirling Logs: Historical Reproduction
Small figures and vessels radiate along four arms within a curved enclosing border. The source caption identifies a Navajo Whirling Logs design and credits an American Museum publication. Mackenzie uses the reproduction in his comparison of the cardinal directions and related motifs. Its Indigenous cultural setting is more specific than the previous title’s general reference to the world’s quarters.
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Illustrator not identified. "Navajo Whirling Logs: Historical Reproduction" [editorial title]. In Migration of Symbols, Donald A. Mackenzie. 1926 edition, 1926, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd.; Alfred A. Knopf. Source scan leaf 4. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0037-0005
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Illustrator not identified. Navajo Whirling Logs: Historical Reproduction. Migration of Symbols. Scan leaf 4. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0037-0005