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This rasp was found at the Saxman village in Rice County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2014. The rasp was made by cutting grooves into a deer rib. Archeologists believe that artifacts like these could have been used as musical instruments by drawing a stick across the grooves.
Date: 1500-1650 CE
Item Number: 307774
Call Number: 14RC301 2014.B.24
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307774
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Bone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Rasp
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Rice
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