Parfleche Flat Case
CultureWestern Plateau, Washington or Oregon
Dateca. 1860
MediumBuffalo rawhide, native pigment, and native tanned leather
DimensionsOverall: 28 × 14 1/2 inches (71.12 × 36.83 cm)
Credit LineGift of William A. and Alicia M. Miller
Object number2016.45
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On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionFlat, rectangular shaped rawhide container with flap closure painted on the front surface with geometric designs with long leather fringes attached to both sides of the bag.Exhibition HistoryThe American Indian Parfleche: A Tradition of Abstract Painting, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, May 28-August 7, 1994, no. 123.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. and Alicia M. Miller, Santa Fe, NN;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; 2016
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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