Museums With Artifacts 1

Kansas museums with American Indian Artifacts 1

Image: Otoe-Missouria item from the Doll House Museum in Marysville, that closed in 2021.

Many museums in Kansas have American Indian artifacts. Visit the following museums and know that several other museums also have tribal artifacts of interest.

Appanoose Area Museum. 600 Shawnee Road, Pomona.
Atchison County Historical Museum. Amongst the displays tracing the history of the area are arrowheads from Mississippian, Woodland, and Archaic periods; full-groove axe; beaded items; tools, pottery; Indian settlement graphics, etc. 200 South 10th Street, Atchison.
Augusta Historical Museum. Promotions claim, “You will find our arrowhead collection to be one of the most interesting in the state.” 303 State Street, Augusta.
Butler County History Society. Pottery sherds, knives, projectile points, adze, awls, obsidian flakes, grinding pot, and informational wall exhibit.
Coffey County Museum. Stone tools, projectile points, rock tool samples, Munkers' axes, drum. 1101 Neosho Street, Burlington.
Douglass Historical Museum. Stone implements, projectile points, and displays. 318 South Forrest, Douglass.
Fort Hays State Historic Site. Displays and artifacts. 1472 US Highway 183 Alt, Hays.
Geary County Historical Society and Museum. Display of Plains Indian artifacts. 530 North Adams Street, Junction City.
Grant County Adobe Museum. High Plains Indian artifacts with encampment and petroglyph samples. 300 East Oklahoma Avenue, Ulysses.
Grinter Place. Home of Delaware Annie Grinter with some Delaware items. 1420 S 78 St, Kansas City, Kansas.
Indian Pay Station Historic Site and Museum. Built in 1857, this small stone structure served as the office for the Potawatomie Indian Agency. 111 East Mission, St. Marys.
Johnson County Museum. 8788 Metcalf, Overland Park.
Johnston Geology Museum. Stone artifacts, including stone projectile points, grindstones, hammers, axe and hatchet blades, spades, hoes, scrapers, drills, knives, polishing stones, and decorative ornaments. Also on display are rock and flaking techniques used to make these tools. Earth Science Department, Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University.
Kauffman Museum. Substantial exhibit space is devoted to a ceremonial fan, tobacco pipe, pipe bag, war bonnet, shield, drum, rattles, burial figurines, etc., belonging to Cheyenne, Sioux, Zuni, Toltec, and others. 2801 North Main Street, Newton.
Kearny County Museum. 111 South Buffalo St, Lakin.
Kiowa County Museum. 320 S Main Street. Greensburg.
Legler Barn Museum Complex. Drum and original painting of Na-Nex-Se, Lenexa's Shawnee namesake. 14907 West 87th Street, Lenexa.
La Cygne Historical Society Museum. Miami tribe artifacts. 300 North Broadway, La Cygne.
Last Indian Raid Museum. Arrowheads, written recollections of Cheyenne raid by people who lived here at the time, bullet that killed a Cheyenne during the raid, plus fishhooks, grinding stones and pipes. 258 South Penn, Oberlin.
Mitchell County Historical Society Museum. Several collections are housed here. 1915 North Independence Avenue, Beloit.
Old Depot Museum. Osage, Kansa, and Sioux exhibits, including feather headdress, pipe bag, moccasins, and dance ornament made of horse mane. 135 West Tecumseh, Ottawa.
Pratt County Historical Museum. 208 South Ninnescah, Pratt.
Rock Creek Valley Historical Society main museum building. 507 Burkman Street, Westmoreland.
Roniger Memorial Museum. Includes large collection of arrowheads. 315 Union Street, Cottonwood Falls.
Santa Fe Trail Museum. 1349 K-156 Hiway, Larned.
Sheridan County Historical Society Museum. 1224 Oak Avenue, Hoxie.
Sternberg Museum. Craft examples and ceremonial dress. Fort Hays State University, 3000 Sternberg Drive, Hays.
Swan River Museum. Projectile points and stone implements. 12 East Peoria, Paola.
Wabaunsee County Historical Society and Museum. Early 20th century artifacts collected in the county consists of points, blades, hatchets, scrapers, celts, drills, implements and core stored in 43 boxes. 227 Missouri Avenue, Alma.