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These gaming pieces were found at Fool Chief's village, a large Kansa Indian village site in Shawnee County. These ceramic disks are made from broken dish sherds that were ground into a circular gaming piece and used in games of chance such as the bowl and dice game played by the Kansa and other Siouan tribes. The game disks were flipped around in a bowl and points were counted based on whether they landed face up or down.
Date: 1828-1844
Item Number: 309567
Call Number: 14SH305-0-26; 14SH305-1123-1; 14SH305-3445-1; 14SH305-3510-1; 14SH305-3574-1; 14SH305-3594-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309567
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1830s
Date - 1840s
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ceramic
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Fool Chief's Village
Objects and Artifacts - Recreational Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Recreational Artifacts - Game
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Tribes
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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