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These two buttons were recovered during the 2012-2013 excavations at Fool Chief's Village, a Kansa village occupied from 1830 to 1844 in Shawnee County. Spun-back buttons were used from about 1760 until the end of the Revolutionary War. They were cast with an eye set into the boss on the back and used by civilians and military alike.
Date: 1760-1783
Item Number: 313817
Call Number: 14SH305-80-1; 14SH305-3312-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 313817
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Clothing
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Fool Chief's Village
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Accessory - Button
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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