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These knives were found in 2012 at the Fool Chief's Village, a Kansa village site in Shawnee county. Archeologists think these "crooked knives" were traded to the Kansa already in their unique shape. They were likely used for woodworking, such as in the manufacturing of bowls or spoons.
Date: 1828-1844
Item Number: 309339
Call Number: 14SH305-3618-1; 3619-1; 3620-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309339
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1830s
Date - 1840s
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Knife
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Iron
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Fool Chief's Village
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Woodworking
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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