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Object Number
99-12-10/53057
Display Title
Roach feather
Descriptions
Object Description
Single immature golden eagle feather inserted into the socket of an incised and painted bone tube. Three lengths of white and red silk ribbon are attached along the vane of the feather. Feathers were so mounted for attachment to an elk antler spreader, which held open a "roach" headdress, made of erect porcupine and deer hair.
Inventory Description
Roach feather, tied with three pieces of silk, incised bone piece tied at end
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1800-1850
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 7 x 1.5 cm (14 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
red spot stains, ext. side ; 53057
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985-27-10/59452 | Sioux roach w/ roach spreader. Base of roach consists of dyed red deertail hair |
Headdress
|
United States
| |
| 09-16-10/74646 | Roach with spreader |
Headdress
|
Oklahoma
| |
| 995-5-10/71103 | Roach Spreader |
Headdress
|
Wichita County
| |
| 74-18-10/7661 | Roach Spreader with Eagle Feather |
Headdress
|
Wyoming
South Dakota | |
| 38-44-10/12896 | Scalp ornament--feather (eagle) in bone socket |
Headdress
|
North America
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 08-16-10/73095 | Roach and roach spreader |
Shaft, modified
Raw Material Headdress |
United States
| |
| 985-27-10/60103 | Sioux pipe. Elaborately decorated wood stem. Rectangular in cross-section. Taper |
Pipe
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 74-18-10/7641 | Roach with Feathers |
Headdress
Shaft, modified |
Wyoming
South Dakota | |
| 51-51-10/33253 | Roach spreader- incised and decorated with porcupine quillwork |
Accessory
|
South Dakota
| |
| 38-44-10/12782 | Roach (headdress) of dyed purple moosehair. |
Headdress
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 49-44-10/32675 | War bonnet; red flannel trimming around base of eagle feathers * |
Headdress
|
Ethete
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 99-12-10/53099.2 | Calumet stem |
Pipe
|
United States
|