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headdress, roach, ornament
headdress, roach, ornament
headdress, roach, ornament
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Introduction
A hair roach with attached cotton band, obtained by William Jones from a Mesquakie man near Tama, Iowa.
Nation of Maker:
Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
obtained from a Mesquakie man
Place of Origin:
Tama, IA
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Materials
red deer hair, turkey beard, leather, wool band
Techniques or Format
The roach is made of leather stripes wrapped with red dyed deer hair and turkey beard (instead of black horse hair). A figured cotton band is attached at the lower end.
Condition:
good
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6373
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
80
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.
Approximate Place of Origin