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George Creed - Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs

Tracing of a petroglyph of two human figures in a Mi'kmaq canoe

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Date: 1888

Petroglyph tracings D: Canoes #9. 6 negatives and 7 positives. Marion Robertson's Rock Drawings of the Micmac Indians finds this petroglyph of particular interest because of "the x-ray view of the occupants of the canoe, a feature of primative art, especially of prehistoric times."

Reference: George Creed - Petroglyphs Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 Vol. 12 D9

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