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Object Number 09-16-10/74646
Display Title Roach with spreader
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Ta-Thintse
Object Description Roach with spreader. A man's hair ornament made with red deer tail hair. Feather is loose. There would be a feather on top when one is initiated into I-LON-SKA. The base of the roach is probably woven from hair that other pieces are then tied to.
Inventory Description Headdress, roach, black and red horsehair, bone roach spreader, sinew wrapped
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Osage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oklahoma
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 33 x 22.5 cm (7 1/16 x 13 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74646
Provenance
Owner Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1909)
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1908-01/01/1909)

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