E0536: Winnebago- Roach Headdress

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0536
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Headwear
Marks/Labels:
White tag tied on w/ purple string reads "LC artifact." E-536 written in ink on leather. TAG not present that supposedly reads "Winnebago Roach (dancing headdress) Presented by Rev. E.W., Sihler of the Wittenberg Mission."
Materials:
animal ➔ hair
botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
fabric ➔ thread
fabric
Dimensions:
35 cm L
5 cm W
17 cm H
Source Locality:
Wittenberg, Wisconsin, USA
Acquisition Date:
August 27 1949
Description:
A Winnebago roach, dancing, headdress made from thick hair attached to a leather and wood base with strings. The headdress was gifted to Rev. Ernest Sihler at Bethany Indian Mission in Wittenberg, Wisconsin.
Related person
Bethany Indian Mission (was collected by)