Culture/People:

Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this

Collector:

Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this

Previous owner:

Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this

Seller:

Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this

Object Name:

Parfleche trunk

Media/Materials:

Rawhide, rawhide, paint

Techniques:

Folded, stitched, painted, fringed

Dimensions:

48 x 30 x 21 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Collected circa 1920 by Margaret R. Elliott (1887-1976) while she worked as a nurse and missionary in Cannon Ball, North Dakota; purchased by MAI from Miss Elliott in 1963.

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Catalog Number:

23/2946

Barcode:

232946.000

See related items:

Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66558cb49-d55c-4766-95c5-c6767ee3df11

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_248148