Parfleche
War Bonnet Case
70-9-437
From: North America
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 70-9-437 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sioux |
Provenience | North America |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Rawhide | Pigment | Cotton |
Description | Made of tanned leather square folded over upon itself and sewn up the side. The bottom has a piece of canvas closing it off, and the top has an opening flap of canvas. All the edges are fringed. One side of the leather has a design painted on in blue, green and yellow; the other side's design is in red, blue, blue-green, and yellow. |
Length | 69 cm |
Width | 31.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Other Number | NA1727 - Collector Number |
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