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Roach Spreader
Object Number 995-5-10/71103
Display Title Roach Spreader
Descriptions
Object Description Roach Spreader. Northern Plains style; to be placed on top of roach on head of male grass dancer. Hand-painted leather with Sioux tribal symbol of 7 tipis in red, white and black. 2 wire extensions tipped in imitation white eagle plumes. Lined with buckskin. Hole in center of spreader for braid to pass through. Measures 10.5 cm x 23.5 cm x 42 cm
Inventory Description Roach spreader, leather, painted tipi image, tribal symbol in red, black, white, two wire extensions with white feathers at tip
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Date 1995
Culture
  • Hunkpapa?
  • Brule Teton Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Kansas / Wichita County
Materials Leather, Wire, Imitation eagle feather, Paint, Buckskin
Dimensions Overall (Measurement without wire extensions): 11 x 23 cm (4 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 995-5-10/71103
Provenance
Collector Amanda Proctor (1995 - 1995)

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