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Object Number
985-27-10/59430
Display Title
Parfleche bag. Folded over & fastened in center w/ leather thongs
Descriptions
Object Description
Parfleche bag. Folded over & fastened in center w/ leather thongs through 4 pairs of holes. Side flaps also have holes. Rectangular upper flaps painted in blue, red & yellow. Each flap consists of 2 panels of design w/ a diamond in each panel surrounded by other geometric designs. 71.0x39.5 cm
Inventory Description
Rawhide parfleche, painted geometric design, leather ties, loose leather strap.
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bison leather, Bison hide
Dimensions
Overall: 74 x 40.5 x 8.5 cm (29 1/8 x 15 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59430 & 34349 & Sioux
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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