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Sketch of a Kanza lodge interior located near Menokin, Shawnee County, Kan. Copied from Father P. J. DeSmet's Letters and Sketches, Philadelphia, 1843. The sketch shows member of the Kansa Indian tribe gathered in a lodge.
Creator: DeSmet, Pierre Jean
Date: 1841
Item Number: 208192
Call Number: E99 K2 D9 *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208192
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Ethnic Heritage - Native American
Built Environment - Function - American Indian - Earth lodges
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - American Indian
Date - 1800-1819
Home and Family - Children
Home and Family - Families
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book - Illustrations
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
Places - Cities and towns - Shawnee
Type of Material - Printed materials - Books - Illustrations
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