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Mastamho, sometimes also referred to as Mustamho, is the creator deity of the first Mohave people along the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert.[1] Mastamho is the grandson of the Earth Mother (in South America referred to as Pachamama) and the Sky Father.[1] He was the son of Matavilya and a sister, Frog Woman, and a brother, Kaatar.[1] Mastamho is pictured on the Blythe Intaglios with stretched arms,[2] which indicates that he protects his people from destruction against flood.[citation needed]
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- ^ a b c "PBS: Gain insight into some of the Laughlin area’s many petroglyphs". Laughlin. PBS. http://www.pbs.org/weekendexplorer/destinations/nevada/laughlin/petroglyphs.htm. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ Steinmetz, George (January 1998). "Mojave Desert Mastamho, California, 1998". "Making Sense of the Millennium". National Geographic magazine. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/mojave-desert-mastamho_pod_image.html. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
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