A few trade items

[kansa54]

I went out Saturday to an Indian village/camp that I have been detecting on since 2001. It is a fairly large site but I am amazed at the good relics I am still able to find. The field has had a lot of rain on it this year and has beat the ground down flat, making for ideal conditions.
Some of the finds besides numerous round lead balls which I did not include in the photos are 3 glass beads, two gun flints, a lice comb, a brass ring, two copper bracelets, and a Dragoon button.
Almost forgot, 3 Indian made arrow pts. and part of a serpent sideplate.

 

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[Ice Scratcher]

Nice collection so far, good luck adding to it!

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[flintlock]

Outstanding finds!!! Love the Dragoon button, trade beads and brass bracelets. The Barnett Trade gun serpent side plate is cool, I'm sure you got the rest of it somewhere. Great finds Clinton glad to see you out there digging some more old History!

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Very nice, Kansa! I like the ring they made by cutting up the bracelet. Beautiful beads, too!

Iowa Dale

 

[kansa54]

Outstanding finds!!! Love the Dragoon button, trade beads and brass bracelets. The Barnett Trade gun serpent side plate is cool, I'm sure you got the rest of it somewhere. Great finds Clinton glad to see you out there digging some more old History!

Thanks Steve. Good eye on identifying the side plate.
I went out again yesterday to same site, I'll try posting some pics tonight.
Also, thanks for the tip on Gemplers, I bought some and it works great.

 

[kansa54]

Very nice, Kansa! I like the ring they made by cutting up the bracelet. Beautiful beads, too!

Iowa Dale

Thanks Dale, I didn't realize that was how they made the ring but now that you mentioned it, it does look like part of a bracelet.

 

[kansa54]

Some pics from yesterday's hunt at same site. Only had a couple hrs. to hunt but still found some keepers. The unfinished Indian made iron pt. was my favorite find of the day. I have found 50 or 60 iron pts. but it had been a while since I had found one in this good of shape. I also love finding the gunflints. Found one complete French flint and a broken English flint yesterday.

 

[Rege-PA]

Your lucky to have such a wonderful site! I love those beads and the iron points. Any idea of what tribe?

 

[kansa54]

Your lucky to have such a wonderful site! I love those beads and the iron points. Any idea of what tribe?

Thanks Rege-PA, I've been very blessed to be able to hunt this site for the past 16 yrs. Usually the landowners change in that length of time or you lose permission for some reason. I keep thinking this will probably be my last year on this site, but one never knows.
As far as the tribe that occupied the site, it was the Kaw or often referred to as the Kansa. The state of Kansas was named after these people.

 

[Ice Scratcher]

Awesome finds, I would love to find a bead or two some day...

Stay on it, congrats!

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[jagchaser]

Awesome! Must be eastern KS somewhere. Your iron points are more corroded than ones I find up in western NE.

 

[Mrdigz]

Amazing finds. You have a great spot!

 

[kansa54]

Awesome! Must be eastern KS somewhere. Your iron points are more corroded than ones I find up in western NE.

Thanks jagchaser, I find the points in an Eastern Ks. farm field. Most are pretty corroded but quite a few are in really nice shape. I believe the reason they have survived so well is they are Indian made and cut from a little thicker iron than a trade pt. In fact, most are unfinished. There is usually not much left of the finished ones.
Would love to see what you find in Western Ne. sometime.

 

[scruggs]

Excellent assortment of artifacts! Nice site your on! Good luck to you in the future!!