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This pipestone pipe was found in Lyon County. In Kansas, these pipes generally were made by American Indians between 1650 to 1850 CE, though they continue to be made today. A recent study identified the original source of the raw material for this pipe as from Minnesota, though whether it was carved there or traded as raw material is unknown. The soft pipestone enabled the pipe's maker to carve it into its unusual square shape, most pipe bowls are round. Pipes were used during trade negotiations and to mark special occasions.
Date: 1650-1850 CE
Item Number: 306865
Call Number: 14LY 25.43 Brower donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 306865
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1400-1499
Date - 1500-1599
Date - 1600-1699
Date - 1700-1799
Date - 1800-1819
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
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
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures
People - American Indians - Tribes
Places - Counties - Lyon
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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