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Roach
Native American, probably Apsáalooke (Crow)
about 1880–1885
Object Place: Wyoming, United States, Plains
Medium/Technique
Deer and porcupine hair, dye, leather, vegetal cord
Dimensions
18.41 x 19.05 x 26.67 cm (7 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession Number87.816
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionThis head piece has a woven base. Long, arching, deer hair, dyed red from base to near natural brown ends surround soft, shorter hair. The deer hair was woven with finely twisted cordage to create elongated, bean-shaped support. The weave has a circular pattern on one end and the remainder concentrically follows a bean shape. A leather thong is tied to one end.
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in Wyoming by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1856 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME; 1887, gift of Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 8, 1887)
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.