Kiowa And Comanche Reservation, Oklahoma / Indian Territory, United States, North America
Accession Date:
17 May 1892
Notes:
ONE CYLINDRICAL PARFLECHE WITH THIS CATALOG NUMBER WAS LENT TO THE DES MOINES ART CENTER IN MAY, 1994 FOR THE EXHIBITION "AMERICAN INDIAN PARFLECHE: A TRADITION OF ABSTRACT PAINTING." ACCORDING TO THE EXHIBIT LABEL, IT IS MADE OF BUFFALO RAWHIDE, PIGMENT, WOOL, AND COTTON CLOTH.
LEDGER, CATALOG CARD AND SI ARCHIVE DISTRIBUTION DOCUMENTS SAY 1 OF 8 SENT TO GLEN IS. MUSEUM, NEW YORK, 1894.
[Describing all parts in E152966-0 through -7:] Seven flat rectangular cases and one cylindrical case of rawhide. All but two painted with geometric forms. Strip of cotton applique on stroud cloth backing tied to cylindrical case. Records: Used to hold berries, sugar, powdered meat, etc. Illustrated in: SI-AR 1930, 556, pl. 8. (C, L). Negative number: 20501 k; 20501; 20581. (from Merrill, William L. et al. 1997. A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, no. 40. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.)
