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“Calotype #14 - Stacking Stones” - Whole Plate Calotype (paper negative).

Stone Stacking: What Does It Mean?

Quinn Jacobson October 6, 2022

Native Americans used stacks of rocks to mark water, food sources, land boundaries, or other significant places, like where a battle occurred or to mark a hunting location.

Stone mounds were sometimes erected as monuments to mark a burial site or as memorials. Stone stacking has carried spiritual meaning for centuries. The act of balancing stones carries with it a practice of patience and a physical effort to create balance. Each rock can signify an intention of grace, humility, and thankfulness.

“Calotype #14-Stacking Stones”-Whole Plate Calotype (paper negative).

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