Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap with cross-hatching
Petroglyph tracings A: [Peaked 4 sided figures] #4. 4 negatives and 5 positives. The tracings bear a red 'X' mark which indicates they were found in Port Mewday.
Date: 1888
Retrieval no.: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 11 A4
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