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Roach Spreader with Eagle Feather
Roach Spreader with Eagle Feather
Object Number 74-18-10/7661
Display Title Roach Spreader with Eagle Feather
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headdress, feather in bone cylinder, upright, on flat carved roach spreader
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Standing Rock Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Wyoming
North America / United States / South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms Missouri, Upper
Materials Eagle feather, Antler, Porcupine quill, Sinew, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 38.2 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm (15 1/16 x 4 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7661
Provenance
Collector William A. Turner (1873 - 1874)

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