Bone roach spreader / Sean Standingbear

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Roach, roach spreader, and feather

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Fingerwoven garters in red, green, and purple with fringe and white beaded trim

Sean Standingbear

Feather to go with roach and spreader

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Bone roach spreader

Creator(s):

Sean Standingbear (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Osage

Date:

circa 1900

Materials/Techniques:

bone, red pigment, semi-tanned hide

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Roach Spreader

Accession No:

84.797b

Previous Number(s):

8427.797B; 40256

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 2in. (5.1cm)
Length: 6 1/4in. (15.9cm)
Width: 2in. (5.1cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Sean Standingbear

Role(s):

Artist

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Animal, black, bone, brown, Central Plains, ceremony, Clean, Cleanse, cleansing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, fan, hide, Native American, Osage, pigment, purifying, red, ritual

Cite this Page

Standingbear, Sean. Bone roach spreader. 84.797b. circa 1900. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/84797b (09/12/2019).

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