Indigenous American
Blythe Intaglios
Blythe, California, USA
In the Colorado Desert, fifteen miles north of Blythe, six colossal figures lie etched into the earth. The largest stretches 171 feet—a human form visible only from above, created by scraping away dark desert rock to reveal lighter soil beneath. The Mohave and Quechan peoples identify these figures as Mastamho, Creator of Earth and all life, and Hatakulya, the mountain lion who helped bring the world into being. For centuries, the geoglyphs remained known only to those who walked this land.
