Roach Gallery

Charles Roach Smiths collection of London antiquities

Charles Roach Smith's collection of London antiquities in his house in Liverpool Street, City of London, purchased for the British Museum. Charles Roach Smith (1807-1890) was an antiquarian and amateur archaeologist, whose collection of antiquities found during London excavations or dredging of the Thames formed his Museum of London Antiquities. Date: 1856

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Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)

Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), also called Snail carp as it feeds principally on snails and mussels. It is used in the United States to control snails in aquaculture but the species is invasive and considered a severe threat to native molluscs. Is usually 60 to 120 cm long but can reach 180 cm. China

Roach headdress made from elk-horn and deer and porcupine hair

Roach headdress made from elk-horn and deer and porcupine hair. Dance regalia such as this was common among the Pawnee and Siouan groups along the eastern edge of the Plains, but was also used in in exhibition dancing by tribes in the North-West. The single feather represented the owner of the roach. Country of Origin: USA. Culture: Plains Indian. Material Size: shown on a wig. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Anderson Coll. Plains Indian Museum, B Bill Hist Center, Cody, Wyoming. Location: 11

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