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These lice comb fragments were recovered from an archeological site in Morris County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2020. Lice combs like these have long fine metal teeth used to remove lice infestations from the hair. The site had multiple occupations from the Archaic period to the late 1800s and was one of three large Kansa sites along the Neosho River occupied during the mid-19th century.
Date: 1847-1874
Item Number: 507343
Call Number: 14MO414 2020.D.761 through .762 Thomas donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 507343
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Toilet Article - Comb
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kansa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kaw
Places - Counties - Morris
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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