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2017.103.50.1

Roach, or headdress, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style [2017.103.50]. [JMC 15/8/2019]

2017.103.50.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Roach, or headdress, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style [2017.103.50]. [JMC 15/8/2019]
Long description
Roach, or headdress, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style. The roach comprises a long and narrow base of dark brown felt, around the edges of which porcupine hair, and other animal hair dyed red, has been tied. The thick felt base comprises felt strips which have been coiled into compact concentric circles. A long leather thong is threaded through a hole in the base. Attached to the end of this is a rosette consisting of a circular piece of leather on a forked ribbon-shaped plate of metal, through a hole in which one blue and one red felt ribbon are tied. Also attached to the underside of the rosette is a short tube of bone or horn and a metal spike. For the rest of the outfit see headband [2017.103.50 .2], breechcloth [2017.103.50 .3], bustle [2017.103.50 .4], leggings [2017.103.50 .5 - .6], belt [2017.103.50 .7], silver trade brooches [2017.103.50 .8 - .10] and necklace [2017.103.50 .11]. [JMC 15/8/2019]
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Raymond Wilkes
PRM source David Wilkes
Date
Acquisition information
Donated: 30/08/2016
Materials and processes
Material Felt Wool Textile Animal, Material Porcupine Quill Animal, Material Animal Hair, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Metal, Material Animal Bone, Material Animal Horn, Process Tied, Process Woven, Process Perforated, Process Hammered, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Height: max 150 mm approx, Width: max 180 mm approx, Length: max 570 mm approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 2017.103.50.1 Other numbers: 53
Research and responses

This object is part of a collection put together by English Hobbyist Raymond Wilkes. The collection combines English, European or North American-made hobbyist material, some objects made by Wilkes himself, and some Native American-made objects. [JMC 5/8/2019]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Headdress, Head Ornament

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