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This pipestone pipe blank was found along the Kansas River valley and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1925. The soft material was in the early stages of pipe production: the outer form of the bowl had been shaped, but the bowl opening had just been started. Pipes were used during trade negotiations and to mark special occasions. In Kansas, these pipes generally were made by American Indians between 1350 to 1850 CE.
Date: 1350-1850 CE
Item Number: 457494
Call Number: 25.43 Brower donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 457494
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Pipe
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Pipestone
People - American Indians
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Late Ceramic, 1500 - 1820 CE
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