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George Creed - Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs

Tracing of a petroglyph of unknown meaning

Date: 1888

Petroglyph tracings N: Nondescript and unclassified #8. 10 negatives and 2 positives. Marion Robertson's Rock Drawings of the Micmac Indians interpret this petroglyph as a "Sea monster? The mighty bird Culloo with wings like the masts of a ship?"

Reference: George Creed - Petroglyphs Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 Vol. 15 N8

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