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Object Number
985-27-10/59452
Display Title
Sioux roach w/ roach spreader. Base of roach consists of dyed red deertail hair
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux roach w/ roach spreader. Base of roach consists of dyed red deertail hair w/ longer black horsehair sandwiched between deertail. Bone roach spreader w/ 2 tubular bones upright on top attached w/ leather thongs. Out of each bone is one eagle feather. 46.5x19.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Roach, red and black deerhair, with bone spreader and 3 feathers, leather ties
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1890
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 30 cm (12 3/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59452/ 34073
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1890 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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| |
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Wyoming
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| |
|
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Headdress
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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Ornament
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