• Close up of man dressed in buckskin pants and a linen shirt. He is wearing a knife in a beaded buckskin sheath and scraping a bison hide.
  • Fringed buckskin mountain man bag with bottle of beaver castor, trading beads, flint and steal, metal pick and deck of playing cards.
  • Leather pouch containing dice, shells, and rocks for games.
  • Gun powder horn made from antler, with leather string and bone attachment.
  • Drawing of mountain man Jim Bridger.
  • Leather pouch with buckshot.
  • Leather pouch with sliver charms, beaver, fish, and crosses tied together with yarn.
  • Collage of papers with drawings of Mountain men, hand written letters, and photograph of a bear.
  • Hand axe and knife.
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Mountain Man Artifact Kit

Mountain Man Artifact Kit

$20.00 USD
$20.00 USD
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Colorado’s fur trade comes to life as students explore this exceptionally colorful era. This two-week rental kit is packed with various artifacts, lesson plans centered in primary source analysis, and more. Use the objects and stories in the Mountain Man Artifact Kit to put the past in your students’ hands!

Details

  • Perfect for students in Grades 3–5
  • Rental Period: 2 weeks
  • Cost: $20 per kit when picked up and dropped off at the History Colorado Center.
  • Kits can be shipped both ways for an additional $50 charge/kit.
  • Late return and replacement fees may apply.
  • Each two-week rental period starts on a Friday.
  • Pick up and drop off is at the History Colorado Center and is available during the weekends at the beginning and end of your rental period.

Need more than two weeks or not seeing the rental period you want? Email reservations@state.co.us or call 303/866-2320 before reserving your kit online to arrange for any additional accommodations.

NOTE: When you add a Kit or Trunk to your online shopping cart, it does not automatically reserve the dates that you requested. To avoid confusion, please do not select your desired dates until you are ready to check out.

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