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Shown is a bisque doll leg from the toes up to the knee. It was found during excavations at the Iowa Sac and Fox Mission in Doniphan County by Kansas Historical Society archeologists and Kansas Anthropological Association volunteers. The Presbyterian Mission was built in 1845 and closed in 1863. After that part of the building was razed, the rest was used as a residence until 1905. The State of Kansas acquired to property in 1941.
Date: 1845-1905
Item Number: 449264
Call Number: 14DP384-67-3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 449264
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Play - Toys
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - American Indians - Tribes - Iowa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Sac and Fox
People - Children
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Places - Historic sites - Iowa and Sac & Fox Mission
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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