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These five scrapers represent just a few of the many that were collected from Elk County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1959. All five are made of Permian chert. Four scrapers get their pinkish color as a result of the material being carefully heated before manufacturing to improve the chert's knapping qualities. The scrapers may have been hafted onto a handle and used to scrape hides. They would have required periodic resharpening.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 312191
Call Number: 14EK 59.188.38, 59.188.53, 59.188.57, 59.188.60, 59.188.68
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 312191
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Scraper
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures
Places - Counties - Elk
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
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