Roach and roach spreader

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Culture/People: Oklahoma Shawnee
Previous owner: Isaac McCoy, Oklahoma Shawnee
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

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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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Oklahoma Shawnee; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/5686
Barcode: 025686.001

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Indigenous Term: mec kwa te' pat ki' ta wa

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record ID: NMAI_26967