Buffalo Bones Collection
Title
Buffalo Bones Collection
Subject
Animal Remains and Tools
Description
Remains of a buffalo found near the Platte River in the 1930s by Merwyn Henderson. One is a tool (hoe or bone scraper, possibly) made from a buffalo shoulder bone, found near Fort Kearney and possibly originally from the Pawnee. The second is two buffalo horns, found near the Platte River.
Source
Don Dingman
Merwyn Henderson
Fort Kearney
Date
1930s
06/20/2015
Contributor
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Rights
Don Dingman
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
Relation
http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-indian-weapons-tools/native-american-tools.htm
Format
JPEG
Bone
Coverage
Nebraska
Fort Kearney
Buffalo County, Nebraska
Platte River
Original Format
Bone
Files
Collection
Citation
“Buffalo Bones Collection,” History Harvest, accessed April 25, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/1056.