Diorama Depicting Burial of Plains Woodland Child
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1962
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 10
A diorama depicting the burial of a prehistoric child burial on Prairie Dog Creek in northern Kansas identified with the Plains Woodland culture is on display in the National Museum of Natural History's North American Archeology Exhibit which opened in November 1962. Exhibit highlights the fact that the child was buried with a variety of ornaments and implements and discusses prehistoric burial practices in the region.
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 10
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1962
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Kansas
MNH-1019 or MNH1019
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print