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Object Name	headdress
Tribe	Omaha
Object Type	headdress components
Description	(A) roach; made of deer tail hair, neck bristles of male turkey; dyed red; (b) stick.
Museum	Phoebe Hearst Museum, University of California, Berkeley, California
Catalog Number	2-5,203.00a,b
Primary Material	hair or quill
Subject	clothing/personal
Year of Coll/Manuf	1901-02
Length	See notes
Notes	"The headdress is fastened to the scalp lock. Worn by dancers. Formerly a warrior's decoration. Worn with 2-5204 (feather holder). Probably associated with 2-5264 (skewer) (fide David Finster, 1969)"(b) Used for storing roach. UC Berkeley references: P.
Provenance	Francis La Flesche
Collection	Omaha Indian Heritage Project