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Parfleche Box

CultureHunkpapa Lakota (Teton Sioux), North or South Dakota
Dateca. 1889
MediumRawhide, pigment and cotton cloth
DimensionsOverall: 20 3/4 × 11 1/4 × 14 1/2 inches (52.71 × 28.58 × 36.83 cm)
Credit LineGift of Katie Meredith
Object number2010.25
On View
Not on view
DescriptionVertical rawhide box painted on all 4 sides with geometric designs in red, yellow, blue and green; pale blue trade cloth closure at top.
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