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Indians 101: American Indians Artifacts in the Fort Dalles Museum (Photo Diary)

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by Ojibwa for Native American Netroots

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Tuesday, Dec. 04, 2018 Tuesday, Dec. 04, 2018 at 8:30:18am PST

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The Fort Dalles Museum in The Dalles, Oregon, has a collection of American Indian artifacts on display in the dining room of the Surgeon’s Quarters.

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photo P1030555_zpsa4iuoxzw.jpg — The stone tools shown appear to be primarily pestles and manos used for processing seeds and grains.

photo P1030557_zpswqcikamn.jpg — Included in this batch of stone tools are some hammer stones which have been grooved so that they can be halfted. It is also not uncommon in the Plateau Culture Area to have stone pestles which have been shaped to resemble an erect penis.

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photo P1030560_zpskjcw9g49.jpg — Included in this collection of artifacts is a stone shaft-straightener (that’s the stone with the deep groove in it) and a stone pipe.

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photo P1030568_zpssrtanpr0.jpg — The clay pipe shown with these stone artifacts is probably not an American Indian artifact.

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Beaded Items

photo P1030573_zpsku2ynhpw.jpg — The beaded gauntlet shown above once belonged to Chief Tommy Thompson.

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