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This dance regalia ornament was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission. The ornament has a large brass concho, two leather fringes, two tinkler or jingle cones and beads of mixed styles in black, orange and tan. Ornaments such as this one enhance dance regalia and are often used for powwow dancing. Pow wows and dancing have been held in Council Grove during Washunga Days, a community festival celebrating the Kaw Indians, friends, family and community, since 1983. Dancing was held at the Kaw Mission from 1996 to 2014. The Kaw Mission State Historic Site was built over the winter of 1850 - 1851 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South as a school for boys in the Kaw (or Kansa) tribe. The site was acquired by the state of Kansas in 1951 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Date: 1996-2014
Item Number: 450981
Call Number: 14MO368-1152-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 450981
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Families
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Tinkler
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts
People - American Indians - Missions - Kaw Mission
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
Places - Cities and towns - Council Grove
Places - Counties - Morris
Places - Historic sites - Kaw Mission
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