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These crockery fragments were recovered from the Wea Presbyterian Mission in 1997 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists and crew. All have a salt glaze (produced by adding salt to the kiln during firing) on their exterior. The excavations revealed foundations for the Mission house, a spring house, and an outbuilding in addition to a filled in well. The Wea Mission (1834-1837) changed functions over time: it served as the Osage River Subagency (1837-1844), the Wea and Piankeshaw Baptist Mission (1844-1857) and then had other occupants until 1909 when the house burned.
Date: 1837-1909
Item Number: 509512
Call Number: 14MM322-19 & 14MM322-14-6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 509512
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Furnishings - Household Accessory
People - American Indians - Missions - Wea Mission
Places - Counties - Miami
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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