Culture/People:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Previous owner:

Mrs. Sanderville, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Collector:

William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955  Search this

Object Name:

Parfleche case

Media/Materials:

Rawhide, hide thong/babiche, paint

Techniques:

Folded, perforated, painted

Dimensions:

74 x 45 x 7 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Blackfeet Reservation; Glacier County, Pondera County; Montana; USA

Date created:

1900-1920

Collection History:

Collected from Mrs. Sanderville (Pikuni Blackfeet) in 1923 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

11/8218

Barcode:

118218.001

See related items:

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62fd5cce8-0fee-44b3-bd4b-982c6721bf1c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_127364