Scratcher
Roach Support
45-15-1249
From: United States of America | South Dakota | Pine Ridge Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 45-15-1249 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Oglala |
| Provenience | United States of America | South Dakota | Pine Ridge Reservation |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Quill |
| Description | Stick for parting the hair, quill decorated. Worn in the hair by participants in the Sun Dance, forbidden to scratch hair or body with fingers. |
| Length | 23.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
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