Parfleche bag

Date created
circa 1890
Culture/People
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1929 from an unknown source using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Pine Ridge Reservation; Jackson County, Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA
See related items
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/8494
Barcode
168494.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Object Name
Parfleche bag
Media/Materials
Rawhide, wool cloth, hide thong/babiche, paint
Techniques
Folded, stitched, painted
Dimensions
25 x 20 x 4 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67badb6fd-e36c-4c72-ba9e-373807c176b2
Record ID
NMAI_180639