Parfleche Bag

70-9-439

From: North America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-439
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Blackfeet
Provenience North America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Locus Blackfeet
Section American
Materials Rawhide | Pigment | Buckskin | Wool
Description

Made of a single piece of leather folded over upon itself, and sewn up the sides. There is a remaining flap of leather which closes the bag at the top. This flap has red material stitched on around its rim. The sides are heavily fringed. Everything is stitched with rawhide strips or leather thongs. The front of the bag has a faded design painted on in blue, red and yellow.

Height 27 cm
Width 28 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970
Other Number NA1600 - Collector Number

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