These pipestone artifacts were recovered from the Fanning site in Doniphan County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1981 and 1987. The soft, fine-grained pipestone enable the artifacts to be shaped, polished, and as seen incised. Their use is unknown. The Fanning site is a Late Ceramic to early Contact Period Kansa village.
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Pipestone Artifacts from the Fanning Site, 14DP1 - 1