Parfleche
| Object Number: | 38-8-25 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Nez Perce (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | Plateau (Culture Area) |
| Culture Area: | Plateau Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Rawhide Deer Hoof Buckskin |
| Length: | 38.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 21.59 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Rodman Wanamaker III, 1938 |
Description
Oblong except that the long upper side is a wide V. Ends are lashed up with buckskin thong run through holes; a heavier strip of buckskin passing through holes serves to draw the sides together near centre and also for suspension. A bunch of deer's toe rattles is tied near each end. Front with painted border and thunder-bird in corner.
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