Roach spreader

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Date created: 1910-1920

Culture/People: Kiowa
Seller agent: Jake Tingley (Jacob Chauncy Tingley/J.C. Tingley), Non-Indian, 1880-1965
Seller: Oklahoma Indian Store
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) in 1923 from the Oklahoma Indian Store (Anadarko, Oklahoma), operated by Jake Tingley (1880-1965), during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Kiowa; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/872
Barcode: 120872.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Roach spreader
Media/Materials: Elephant ivory (possibly)
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67357b16a-7b15-4f79-ace6-607652dca0ec

Record ID: NMAI_130151