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This metal (possibly lead) earring was recovered from the Canville Trading Post located near the Osage Reservation in Neosho County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1994. The earring is similar to a ball and cone type, which were a common trade item in the 19th century. There are two small holes near base of the earring. The Canville Trading Post was established in 1847 by A. B. Canville. When the Osage reservation land was ceded to the United States in 1870, the Osage left for Oklahoma and Canville followed in 1872.
Date: 1847-1872
Item Number: 315926
Call Number: 14NO396 1994.B.5897
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 315926
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Clothing - Jewelry
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment - Earring
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Tribes - Osage
Places - Counties - Neosho
Places - Indian reservations - Osage
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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