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Object Number
985-27-10/59408
Display Title
Sioux painted parfleche bag. Sewn along bottom w/ sinew & sewn up sides w/ leath
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux painted parfleche bag. Sewn along bottom w/ sinew & sewn up sides w/ leather thongs over strip of red cloth. Front painted. Borders around front & most design elements in red. Central blue diamond w/ 2 rectangular spaces w/ in. All colors separated by narrow line of brown. 29.0x17.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Parfleche bag, painted geometric designs, red wood trim, rectangular
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Oglala
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Wool, Cloth, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 18 x 0.5 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59408,34232
Provenance
Owner
Broken Arm
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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