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Object Number 74-18-10/7645
Display Title Roach Spreader
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux red head dress, part of headress (bone)
Inventory Description Roach spreader, incised and perforated bone forked one end, leather tie
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Standing Rock Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Dakota
North America / United States / Wyoming
Additional Geographic Terms Missouri, Upper
Materials Bone, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 9.9 x 3.1 x 1 cm (3 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7645
Provenance
Collector William A. Turner (1873 - 1874)

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Headdress
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Headwear
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Media Restricted
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Shaft, modified
Ornament
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