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Object Number
50-69-10/32705
Display Title
Parfleche trunk, painted decoration.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Rawhide box, rectangular, painted geometric designs, leather ties.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Fox
- Musquakee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Iowa
Materials
Rawhide, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 27.5 x 53 x 32.5 cm (10 13/16 x 20 7/8 x 12 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14/1113
Credit Line
Exchange with Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1950
Provenance
Collector
National Museum of the American Indian
(?)
Donor
National Museum of the American Indian
(11/16/1950)
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