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Object Number
995-5-10/71102
Display Title
Man's Roach
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's roach, worn on grass dancer's head with roach spreader; Northern Plains style. Porcupine hair, natural and dyed red, stitched to red yarn base. Measures 58 cm x 23 cm x 14 cm
Inventory Description
Roach, porcupine hair, natural and dyed red, stitched to red yarn base
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1994
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 33 cm (24 x 13 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-5-10/71102
Provenance
Collector
Amanda Proctor
(1994 - 1994)
Donor
Amanda Proctor
(1994)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Headdress
|
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| |
| 995-5-10/71103 | Roach Spreader |
Headdress
|
Wichita County
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 08-16-10/73095 | Roach and roach spreader |
Shaft, modified
Raw Material Headdress |
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| |
| 09-16-10/74646 | Roach with spreader |
Headdress
|
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| |
| 38-44-10/12782 | Roach (headdress) of dyed purple moosehair. |
Headdress
|
United States
| |
| 49-44-10/32686 | Multicolored roach (man's headpiece) |
Headdress
|
Wyoming
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59395 | Ute roach. Made from dyed deer tails and dyed horsehair. |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
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| |
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Headwear
|
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| |
| 99-12-10/53057 | Roach feather |
Accessory
|
United States
| |
| 51-51-10/33253 | Roach spreader- incised and decorated with porcupine quillwork |
Accessory
|
South Dakota
| |
| 985-27-10/60337 | Roach, possibly Cheyenne. Deertail on each side. Dyed orange. |
Headdress
|
United States
| |
| 2004.24.33498 | 1- Roach; 2- Roach Spreader - made by Mark Brown, '95 |
Kansas
Montana |