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Object Number
985-27-10/59431
Display Title
Parfleche. Almost square top flaps. 2 panel vertical hour glass-like design
Descriptions
Object Description
Parfleche. Almost square top flaps w/ 2 panel vertical design in hour glass-like shape in blue, green, yellow and red w/ wide border in red. 4 pairs of ties on top. 61.5x33.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Rawhide parfleche, rectangular, painted geo. design, leather ties
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Oklahoma?
Materials
Rawhide, Leather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 61.5 x 33.5 cm (24 3/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59431
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1922-1925 - 1985)
Intermediary
Mrs. Daniel F. Craig
(1922-1925 - 1922-1925)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1922-1925 - 1985)
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