Artifacts From Texas Artifacts From Texas HistoryHistory

By: Marissa LundeenBy: Marissa Lundeen

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Institute of Texan CulturesInstitute of Texan Cultures

• We had a woman We had a woman from the Institute Of from the Institute Of Texan cultures come Texan cultures come to our schoolto our school

• She brought and She brought and showed many showed many artifacts from Texas artifacts from Texas many years agomany years ago

Jumping JackJumping Jack

• The Jumping Jack is The Jumping Jack is a wooden children's a wooden children's toy that is handmadetoy that is handmade

• It was a very good toy It was a very good toy for children because for children because you could play it you could play it outside as well as outside as well as insideinside

DollsDolls

• The children enjoyed The children enjoyed playing with dolls playing with dolls when the weather when the weather was bad, friends were was bad, friends were out or brothers and out or brothers and sisters were workingsisters were working

• Dolls kept them Dolls kept them happy, entertained happy, entertained and never alone and never alone

Women's BonnetsWomen's Bonnets

• When women worked they When women worked they worked in the hot sun so they worked in the hot sun so they needed something to cover needed something to cover there necks and headsthere necks and heads

• The older women and older The older women and older children wore bonnets with a children wore bonnets with a flap that covered there neck flap that covered there neck because when you got older because when you got older your hair was up so your neck your hair was up so your neck was barewas bare

• Children wore bonnets that did Children wore bonnets that did not have a flap that covered the not have a flap that covered the neck because when you were neck because when you were young your hair was always young your hair was always down, covering your neck.down, covering your neck.

BooksBooks

• Although they Although they worked, people of all worked, people of all ages liked to read and ages liked to read and learn with books in learn with books in their spare timetheir spare time

• Books taught Texans Books taught Texans a lot of what they a lot of what they needed to learnneeded to learn

Dishes/PotsDishes/Pots

• People didn’t have nice People didn’t have nice glass plates but they had glass plates but they had metal and iron dishes and metal and iron dishes and potspots

• When they had special When they had special company they got to use company they got to use a special set of glass or a special set of glass or other fine material for other fine material for there dish instead of the there dish instead of the metal or iron plates and metal or iron plates and cupscups

SoapSoap

• The art of making The art of making soap was difficult and soap was difficult and tough tough

• The soap was made The soap was made out of animal fats and out of animal fats and lyelye

• The soap did not The soap did not have the most have the most flattering smellflattering smell

Horse careHorse care

• The horse shoe (above on left) was on the bottom of the horses foot The horse shoe (above on left) was on the bottom of the horses foot so it was not injured or hurt while riding through places with harmful so it was not injured or hurt while riding through places with harmful things on the groundthings on the ground

• The horse nail file (above on left) was to keep the horses nails in The horse nail file (above on left) was to keep the horses nails in good and comfortable stategood and comfortable state

• The horse brush (above on right) was to keep fleas, bugs and dirt The horse brush (above on right) was to keep fleas, bugs and dirt etc. out of the horses hairetc. out of the horses hair

Thank you to Mrs. Duming for a Thank you to Mrs. Duming for a great time and an amazing great time and an amazing learning experience!! NWClearning experience!! NWC