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Tan cloth with angular geometric patterning in bright reds, yellows, blues and greens, folded into its center and secured with tan laces.
Back of the tan cloth folded over into its center with a green border running along its folded edges.
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Unknown Maker, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)

Parfleche

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)

Culture

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan), Native North American

Title

Parfleche

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Geographic Reference: Great Plains

Dimensions

61 cm (24 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

43.099

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

A highly skilled woman scraped and painted an animal hide to create this colorful Pikuni envelope-shaped bag, or parfleche. Today, parfleches are made by both men and women.

--SB

Form, Pattern, and Function
Design in American Indian Art
Dec 04, 1992 – Jan 24, 1993

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Unknown Maker, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Parfleche, 1800s
Scraped hide and pigment
61 cm (24 inches) (length)
Museum Works of Art Fund 43.099

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