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Catalog Number CAS 1988-0005-0018   CAS 1988-0005-0018; Parfleche
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Parfleche
Culture Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Central Plains region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Rawhide; Paint
Description Rectangular piece of hide folded into an envelope style case; Design on top folds and sides only consisting of rectangular sections with red and green borders; Sections contain green triangular shapes with sloping sides and red hourglass figures and central, elongated red hourglass figures topped with green finials; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 37.5, Thickness = ca. 6.5, Length = 70.2