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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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