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headdress, roach, ornament
headdress, roach, ornament
headdress, roach, ornament
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Introduction
A roach of horse hair with dangling attachment obtained by William Jones from a Mesquakie woman near Tama, Iowa.
Nation of Maker:
Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
obtained from a Mesquakie woman
Place of Origin:
Tama, IA
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Materials
horse hair (black, red), beige cotton thread, hemp cord, olive-green cotton tap, iron wire
Techniques or Format
A roach made of dyed and natural horse hair wrapped around and sewn to a hemp cord base. On the back side a olive-green tap is attached with iron wire bound ends.
Condition:
very good
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6374
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1043
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