Roach headdress

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1900-1935

Medium / Technique Porcupine hair, animal hair (deer ?), rawhide, wool, hide, cotton and dye
Cut and assembled

Dimensions15 × 41 × 65 cm (height x width x length)

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols

CultureIndigenous

Origin United States ?

Origin Canada ?

Geocultural Area Plains

Object NumberME937.2.1

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of F. Brandter

Status

Not on view

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