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This carved pipestone or Catlinite pendant was found in Jefferson County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1979. The soft fine grain material enabled the pendant's carver to shape and smooth the piece, score the lines on each end, and drill a hole for suspending the pendent.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 309055
Call Number: 14JF 1979.88.2474
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309055
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Pendant
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Pipestone
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment - Pendant
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Jefferson
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
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