Roach headdress

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1875-1925

Medium / Technique Hair: porcupine, deer ?; fibre: wool, cotton; glass bead; hide; dye
Cut, woven, dyed and assembled

Dimensions22 × 22 × 30 cm (height x width x length)

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols

CultureIndigenous

Geocultural Area Plains

Origin Canada; USA

Object NumberM6706

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Mabel Molson

Status

Not on view

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