Culture/People:

Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Previous owner:

Isaac McCoy, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Collector:

Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this

Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949  Search this

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Roach and roach spreader

Media/Materials:

Feather/feathers, ribbon, porcupine guard hair, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quill-wrapped (flat)

Dimensions:

31.2 x 5 x 19 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Indigenous Term:

mec kwa te' pat ki' ta wa

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Isaac McCoy (Oklahoma Shawnee) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/5686

Barcode:

025686.001

See related items:

Oklahoma Shawnee

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6842e2b78-49c9-4570-9d19-506fc06bc1fb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_26967