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The function of this hematite artifact, donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2017, is unknown. Hematite is a relatively soft and fine-grained mineral form of iron oxide. It is easily carved and polished, as is seen on this example.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 447320
Call Number: 14JO 2017.B.360 Roberts donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 447320
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Hematite
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/447320