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Object Number
985-27-10/60225A
Display Title
Crow painted parfleche from horse stealing medicine.
Descriptions
Object Description
Parfleche. Crow horse stealing medicine. Consists of painted parfleche w/ large holes on sides and geometric designs on one side (A). Hide horse cutout, 1 side of which is covered w/ beads and the other is covered w/ weasel hide strips (B). 24.6x10.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, tapered cylindrical, perforarated and painted, leather lacing and straps
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 52.5 x 15.5 x 10 cm (20 11/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60225A; 25643
Provenance
Owner
Shot-in-the-Hand
(? - ?)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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