Parfleche case

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Collector: Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976
Previous owner: Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976
Seller: Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976

Collection History: Collected circa 1920 by Margaret R. Elliott (1887-1976) while she worked as a nurse and missionary in Cannon Ball, North Dakota; purchased by MAI from Miss Elliott in 1963.
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Place: Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2938
Barcode: 232938.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Parfleche case
Media/Materials: Rawhide, paint
Techniques: Folded, painted
Dimensions: 29 x 22 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bce69549-9170-48b0-9d17-7fe452e268e2

Record ID: NMAI_248139