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George Creed - Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs

Tracing of a petroglyph of a rectangle with triangular markings on one side

Date: 1888

Petroglyph tracings B: Enclosed designs #1. 6 negatives and 4 positives. Marion Robertson's Rock Drawings of the Micmac Indians interpret this petroglyph as "frames for stretching and decorating hides."

Reference: George Creed - Petroglyphs Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 Vol. 11 B1

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