Parfleche

Museum number:
2-65874
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020065874
Accession number:
Acc.3726
Description:
Rawhide envelope with geometric designs in green, red, and blue with some yellow. Pencilled on the back is the following: "Nr. 79. 3.00 Elk Hide Saddle Bag" Made with rawhide and pigments.
Donor:
Mrs. Saxton Pope Jr.
Collection place:
Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Great Plains
Culture or time period:
Plains and Prairie tribes
Collector:
Grandmother of Mrs. Saxton Pope Jr.
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Context of use:
For transporting pemmican and storing it in the camp.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
41 centimeters and length 66.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Parfleche, accession number 2-65874, described as Rawhide envelope with geometric designs in green, red, and blue with some yellow. Pencilled on the back is the following: "Nr. 79. 3.00 Elk Hide Saddle Bag" Made with rawhide and pigments.

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