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Several of these carved pipestone items have been found in Northeast Kansas. They show up in different sites and are likely historic American Indian in origin. They may have been used for molds for softer metals, such as lead or pewter. This artifact is the only one that we know of that comes from an excavated context, Fool Chief's Village, a Kansa site in Shawnee County.
Date: 1828-1844
Item Number: 309573
Call Number: 14SH305-3637-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309573
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1800-1819
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Pipestone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Fool Chief's Village
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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