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Two Plains Roaches

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Crafts Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Two Plains Roaches
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Pair of Plains hair roaches:
Two hair roaches on native tanned hide. Well-constructed in the classic style. One in natural colors, approximately 12” long with 6” tall hair; the other dyed red at the base, approximately 10” long with 7” tall hair.

Provenance: John “Jack” H. Hawes (1877-1950) Collection, to descendants, to current owner.
Includes copy of signed letter from consignor attesting to the collection history and its acquisition.

Jack Hawes (1877-1950)
John H. Hawes was a travelling salesman out of Alliance, Nebraska. Employed first by Freemont Saddlery, which became Harpham Brothers Saddlery and Harness, Jack’s sales territory was comprised of historic cowboy and Indian areas, where he collected artifacts primarily between the 1890s and 1930s.