Roach Spreader; German Silver
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1966
name: label: Donor Name
content: Michael K. Davis
notes: label: Notes
content: Collected for USNM in 1966 by Michael Kincaid Davis. Listed in Davis ms as: Roach spreader (1 feather holder). used to spread porcupine and horse hair roaches worn by male Indian dancers at pow wows. holes are for attachment to roach and head of dancer; cylinder on top holds feather. Purchased at N.B. Moore's Mohawk Lodge, Clinton, Oklahoma for $9. Made by Julius Caesar (Pawnee, Marshalltown, Iowa) in early 1960s
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Jan 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Marshalltown, Iowa, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Pawnee (Chaticks Si Chaticks)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2092165
label: USNM Number
content: E437554-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Headdress