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Object Number
38-44-10/12782
Display Title
Roach (headdress) of dyed purple moosehair.
Descriptions
Object Description
Roach (headdress) of dyed purple moosehair. Trimmed in porcupine quillwork and horsetail.
Inventory Description
Headdress, roach, horsehair, some dyed, attached to looped cordage foundation, back skin extension with quill panel, hide strips wrapped with dyed quill, feathers, tinklers, long purple dyed horsehair
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 87 x 5 x 20 cm (34 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
12782
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1888 - 1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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