Catalog Number | CAS 1988-0005-0018 | |
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 |