This pipe fragment was recovered during excavations at 1983 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Crandall site. The soft fine grained material of the Kansas pipestone enabled the pipe's maker to carve it into its elbow-like shape. Pipes were used during trade negotiations and to mark special occasions. In Kansas, these pipes are generally made by American Indians between 1650 to 1850. The Crandall site is a Late Ceramic period site in Rice County occupied by Little River focus Great Bend aspect (ancestral Wichita) peoples.
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Pipestone Pipe Bowl from the Crandall Site, 14RC420 - 1