Culture/People:

Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)  Search this

Previous owner:

General J. Francis Pargoud (Jean Francis "Frank" Pargoud), Non-Indian, 1828-1908  Search this

MAI agent:

George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924  Search this

Object Name:

Parfleche bag

Media/Materials:

Rawhide, glass bead/beads, metal cones

Techniques:

Overlay beadwork

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Alberta or Saskatchewan; Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of General J. Francis Pargoud (Jean Francis "Frank" Pargoud, 1828-1908); purchased by George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) in 1908 at an auction of items from General Pargoud's estate.

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Catalog Number:

1/8745

Barcode:

018745.000

See related items:

Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69b36b879-5e16-465e-93d8-5b1608e99c7e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_19583