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Object Number
985-27-10/59500
Display Title
Parfleche made from bison hide. Top flaps tie in the middle. 2 panel design
Descriptions
Object Description
Parfleche made from bison hide. Top flaps tie in the middle. 2 panel design on each flap of hourglass-like shape w/ diamond w/ in. Outline in blue. Orange filling also creating zigzag design. Blue line down 2 sides on back. Hide & cloth ties. 66x38.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Rawhide parfleche, painted red, yellow, blue geometric design, leather ties.
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana
Materials
Cloth, Leather, Bison hide
Dimensions
Overall: 69.5 x 42.5 x 3 cm (27 3/8 x 16 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59500 & 34052 & (34051)
Provenance
Provenance
Chief Spotted Tail
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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