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This thimble was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission. Thimbles were worn to protect the finger while pushing through a needle during sewing. The site, now called the Kaw Mission State Historic Site, was built over the winter of 1850 - 1851 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South as a school for boys in the Kaw (or Kansa) tribe. The site was acquired by the state of Kansas in 1951.
Date: 1851-1951
Item Number: 450966
Call Number: 14MO368-1183-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 450966
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Housework - Sewing
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing
Places - Cities and towns - Council Grove
Places - Counties - Morris
Places - Historic sites - Kaw Mission
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