An Early Plains Sioux Roach, With Spreader and Original Stand

Plains, Sioux

Last half 19th century | Deer hair, Quill, Wood | Item 2226

This is a very rare and wonderful roach with all parts intact. The roach, made of deer hair, still has the bone spreader inside, along with two bone carved cups to hold feathers that are no longer present. The drop has quill wrapped hide strips, curly horse hair and a thimble. The wood holder / stand is original to the roach and was used to wrapped the roach around for stored. The wood stick shows fine cut marks and has a wonderful patina.

This roach came from a Pennsylvania family who had an antique shop The roach bears the tag from the Amos Gottschall collection indicating it came from the Sioux near WhiteRiver, SD. Gottschall was actively collecting in the late 1800s and sold his collection in the early 20th Century. A catalog of his collection was published back then. The antique shop owners said the trail of this roach was to Pierre Bovis, Santa Fe to Ed Hyde, Santa Fe to the Pennsylvania couple to David Coe in 1992.

Price
$6850
Dimensions 22" tall on the stand, including deer hair.
Condition Very good, rare to have all the parts together.
Provenance Came from a Pennsylvania family who had an antique shop The roach bears the tag from the Amos Gottschall collection indicating it came from the Sioux near WhiteRiver, SD. Gottschall was actively collecting in the later 1800s and sold his collection in the early 20th Century. A catalog of his collection was published back then. The antique shop owners said the trail of this roach to Pierre Bovis, Santa Fe to Ed Hyde, Santa Fe to the Pennsylvania couple to David Coe in 1992.
An early Plains Roach, deer hair, bone spreader, quilled drops, wood holder / stand, Gottschall collection, Circa last half 19th C