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Tracing of a petroglyph of what may be smoke signals or the smoke of burning dog skins (a signal of war) over three pine trees, perhaps denoting the three superior leaders of the tribe

Petroglyph tracings L: Nondescript and unclassified #16. 5 negatives. Possible interpretation of petroglyph from Rock Drawings of the Micmac Indians.

Date: 1888

Retrieval no.: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 14 L16

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