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| ID Number |
79002012 |
| Historic Name |
CHIEF NE-KAH-WAH-SHE-TUN-KAH GRAVE AND STATUE |
| Description of Significance |
THE LAST TRADITIONAL OSAGE BURIAL CEREMONY PERFORMED IN WHICH A HUMAN SCALP WAS PLACED IN THE GRAVE TO ALLOW HIS SPIRIT TO ENTER THE SPIRIT WORLD. THE SCALP WAS OF WICHITA CHIEF A-SA-WAH, AND ITS TAKING PRECIPITATED AN INTERTRIBAL INCIDENT THAT LED THE G |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
FAIRFAX CEMETERY |
| City |
FAIRFAX |
| County |
OSAGE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
13, NE4, NE4, NE4, NE4 |
| Township |
24N |
| Range |
5E |
| Type |
O OBJECT |
| Historic Function |
07B GRAVE/BURIAL |
| Current Function |
07B GRAVE BURIAL |
| Area Significance 1 |
022 HISTORIC - ABORIGINAL |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
9/1978 |
| Year Built |
1923 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
98 INAPPLICABLE |
| Roof Material |
INAPPLICABLE |
| Wall Material |
INAPPLICABE |
| Window Material |
INAPPLICABLE |
| Door Material |
INAPPLICABLE |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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