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1893.67.179

Rawhide parfleche.

1893.67.179

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rawhide parfleche.
Long description
Raw-hide satchel. Rectangular with triangular flap, secured with dark brown leather ties and stitched on the short sides. Geometric designs have been painted on the outside featuring ?wheels, concentric triangles and hatched bands. [BS [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
Cultural groups
Blackfoot Confederacy
Person
Field collector Edward Martin Hopkins
PRM source Edward Martin Hopkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1842
Date collected
1842
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1893
Materials and processes
Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material Pigment, Process Stitched, Process Painted, Process Decorated, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 74 mm, Width: max 432 mm, Height: max 375 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1893.67.179

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