Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Tracing of a petroglyph of an orb with a cross and a structure that may be part of a monstrance
Petroglyph tracings J: Roman crosses #6. 4 negatives. Note the Mi'kmaq hieroglyph for 'holy/blessings' closely resembles the orb and cross. Possible interpretation of petroglyph from Rock Drawings of the Micmac Indians.
Date: 1888
Retrieval no.: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 14 J6
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