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.

Antique - Hair Roach Old porcupine hair roach - Circa 1930, decorated with with red deer hair in and white deer hair out, approx 35cm. ATC66 - Antique Hair Roach... $ 445.00	The North American Porcupine - Fotolia