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Roach headdress
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date
1865-1896
Medium / Technique
Hair: porcupine, deer ?; bone; hide; feather; glass: glass bead; fibre: cotton thread; dye
Cut, carved, dyed and assembled
Cut, carved, dyed and assembled
Dimensions10 × 31 × 43 cm (height × width × length)
CultureIndigenous
Origin
Canada?, North America
Geocultural Area
Plains
Origin
United States?, North America
Object NumberME931.7
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Hayter Reed
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
Necklace, rattle and roach
Jack Lowrey also wore this necklace and headpiece, known as a roach. The rattle is of Nehiyawak (Cree) origin. The considerable damage observable today on some of these objects is likely in part a result of how they were treated and considered at the time, as accessories for dress-up.
Necklace, rattle and roach
Jack Lowrey also wore this necklace and headpiece, known as a roach. The rattle is of Nehiyawak (Cree) origin. The considerable damage observable today on some of these objects is likely in part a result of how they were treated and considered at the time, as accessories for dress-up.
Status
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