1939.6.23B

Collection type

Object

Description

Rectangular hide parfleche decorated with geometric designs in red, blue, yellow and green pigment.

Long description

Parfleche, Rectangular box type bag of hide decorated with geometric designs in red, blue, yellow and green pigment. The bag is made from sections of animal hide that are stitched together with hide strips. The vertical joins also have strips of red textiles, which are ?machine stitched. The bag is fastened closed with hide strips. [SM (Verve) 03/03/2014]

Geographical reference

United States of America

Northern America > North America > United States of America

Cultural groups

Oceti Sakowin - Sioux

Person

Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood

PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1939

Date collected

By 1939

Acquisition information

Purchased: 1939

Materials and processes

Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material Pigment, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Stitched, Process Woven, Process Painted, Process Perforated, Process Tied

Dimensions

Width: max 260 mm, Length: max 465 mm, Height: max 220 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1939.6.23B

Research and responses

Originally entered on database as Lakota (Sioux). [CW 14 5 99]

Associated publications

Reference: What is Truth?, Additional author: Jago Cooper; Main author: Tania Moore; Editor: Tania Moore; Additional author: Frances Borzello; Additional author: Pelumi Odubanjo; Additional author: Harriet Logan; Additional author: Tristan Lund; Additional author: Tafadzwa Makwabarara; Additional author: Jeffrey Gibson; Additional author: Evan Garza; Additional author: Paul Luckraft; Additional author: Rashaad Newsome; Norwich, 2024

Search terms: Bag, Box, Vessel