The
Porcupine Hair Roach
This
particular headdress style derived from a roached hair cut, which involved
shaving part
of the head and leaving
a ridge of hair uncut.
Roaches were fabricated with
deer and porcupine hair so that the hair would stand erect in a crest.
Roaches were once worn by the tribes from forested
areas like
the Huron, Shawnee, Illinois,
and by some tribes
of the Plains like the Minnesota and the Dakota. They were always highly
valued because of their light weight
and the way they do not hinder warriors
in battle. They are now adopted by nearly all tribes in North America and
are
worn a large majority of dancers at powwows.
Old
Hair Roach
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