This pipestone pipe bowl was collected from 14SH302 and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in the 1920s. The soft fine grain material enabled the carver to shape and smooth the piece and incise a line around the stem end of the bowl. 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. 14SH302 is the possible location of American Chief's Village, the smallest of three Kansa Indian Villages in Shawnee County.
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Elbow Pipe Bowl from a Possible Kansa Site, 14SH302 - 2