Roach feather/feathers

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
025686.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term
met kwai' mi' gun
Object Name
Roach feather/feathers
Media/Materials
Feather/feathers, ribbon, eagle feather/feathers, porcupine quills
Techniques
Quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions
31.2 x 5 x 19 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6984f86e9-4474-488d-bd49-a8ac15a70d19
Record ID
NMAI_26966