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Object Number
2005.5.2
Display Title
Parfleche double saddle bags/horse drape
Descriptions
Object Description
Parfleche double saddle bags/horse drape ornamented with cut-out overlays, tin cone jingles, and crenellated fringes with yellow mineral pigment on larger fringed straps. Once with a layer of red stroud that would have enhanced the cut-outs. The fabric is now missing, with traces of red color showing only in places. Native tanned hide, possibly bison; sinew stitching.
Inventory Description
Saddle bag, horse drape, fringed, yellow pigment, cut-outs, jingles
Classification
- Land - accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Culture
- Apache?
- Blackfoot?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Northern Plains; Plateau
Dimensions
Overall: 75 x 42 x 10 cm (29 1/2 x 16 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2005.5.2
Credit Line
Gift of the family of Prof. & Mrs. Hallam L. Movius, Jr.
Provenance
Donor
Alice V. N. Johnson
(4/25/2005)
Donor
Geoffrey Movius
(4/25/05)
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