(a) Roach. Made of deer tail hair, neck bristles of male turkey; dyed red. (b) Stick.
Donor:
David Ives Bushnell Jr., G. B. Gordon, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and W. C. Farabee
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headdresses
Accession date:
1904 and September 8, 1902
Context of use:
The headdress is fastened to the scalp lock. Worn by dancers. Formerly a warrior's decoration. Worn with 2-5204 (feather holder). Probably associated with 2-5264 (skewer) (fide David Finster, 1969). (b) Used for storing roach.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 31 centimeters and (a)— length 15.9 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: probably 13/99. Published: See also Plate 55, p. 441. References: P. 438, fig. 98, "The Omaha Tribe", BAE 27, Fletcher & LaFlesche. The headdress is fastened to the scalp lock. Worn by dancers. Formerly a warrior's decoration. Worn with 2-5204 (feather holder). Probably associated with 2-5264 (skewer) (fide David Finster, 1969). (b) Used for storing roach.
Loans:
S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974)