Native American (Osage) turkey beard roach consists of three pieces: antler bone spreader with cut out design painted red and green; red dyed antler hair and porcupine quill roach; feather.
Date
[between 1830 and 1880]
Notes
Accession ID: E.1272; History Colorado.; Curatorial note supplied by History Colorado: Osage Chief Black Dog collection of Julian Lamme. The roach is from the Osage Reservation, Oklahoma. Turkey beard roaches are rare. See Lamme file. See E.1271 for further information.; Object ID: E.1272.1 A-C.; Scanned image from loaned transparency including Object ID.; Title supplied.; R7200031184
Physical Description
1 roach : hair ; 51 x 7 x 31 cm. (20 x 3 x 12 in.) + bone spreader and feather
