Nova Scotia Archives

Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources

Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap

Petroglyph tracings A: [Peaked 4 sided figures] #5. 3 negatives and 6 positives.

Date: 1888

Retrieval no.: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 11 A5

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