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This alternately beveled knife was found in Wabaunsee County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1925. Archeologists believe that a knife shaped like this one would have been used for bison butchering. Sometimes these knives are alternately sharpened on four sides, but this specimen has been sharpened on only two alternate sides. Knives with the general diamond shape are also sometimes called Harahey knives. One side of the knife is nearly covered with the original collector's notes (some erroneous).
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 309561
Call Number: 14WB 25.43.4925 Brower donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309561
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Knife
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Knife - Beveled
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Knife - Harahey
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts - Tools - Knife
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