Re: Hair Roach

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: : Hey, for anyone who is interested, I discovered what a hair roach is...I think.  While
: : reading �Captured By The Indians, 15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750 -1780� by Frederick
: : Drimmer, I came across a passage in the intoduction that describes a hair roach...sorta.  In
: : this passage Drimmer writes:

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: :   �Various tribes had their own special ways of dressing the hair, and the scalp lock took
: : different forms among different groups.  Among the Sioux it was usually a small, finely
: : plaited hair braid which hung from the back of the head.  A Pawnee warrior cut his hair
: : close to the head, but left a roach or ridge in the middle, extending from the front to the
: : crown of the head.  Here the scalp lock was separated and treated with fat and paint, so
: : that it formed a stiff curve, like a horn.  The brave carefully decorated his scalp lock with
: : ornaments that symbolized his boldest acts and triumphs in war.  The scalp lock
: : personified the man and his manliness.�

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: : Gotta hand it to ya, Silver Wolf, if you�ve got the guts to do this hair roach/ scalp lock
: : thing.:)

: : Dana S.


: 
: Sounds remarkably like what my four year olds hair looks like first thing in the morning!!  Scary!!

: Adele


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