NAUB-COW-ZO-WIN DISCS FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN

This paper describes a large collection of small, shale discs recovered from four Late Woodland sites located around the mouth of the Thunder Bay River in Alpena County of northeastern lower Michigan. Many of the discs are incised with symbols which also appear in the rock art of the Canadian shield...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Midcontinental journal of archaeology Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 235 - 249
Main Authors:	Cleland, Charles E., Clute, Richard D., Haltiner, Robert E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kent, OH The Kent State University Press 01-01-1984 Kent State University Press AltaMira Press, etc
Subjects:	America and Arctic regions Beaches Ceramic cultures Design Folk medicine Manufacturing processes North America Prehistory and protohistory Rock art Scrolls Shales Symbolism Symbols Thunder
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	This paper describes a large collection of small, shale discs recovered from four Late Woodland sites located around the mouth of the Thunder Bay River in Alpena County of northeastern lower Michigan. Many of the discs are incised with symbols which also appear in the rock art of the Canadian shield as well as on Midé-wi-win scrolls during the nineteenth century. These discs represent the first appearance of several Algonquian symbols in firm prehistoric context. Their very restricted archaeological occurrence suggests that their manufacture and use was short-lived and associated with a specific sacred context. Naub-cow-zo-win is the Ojibwa-Ottawa word for charms of personal significance.
ISSN:	0146-1109 2327-4271