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Culture/People:
possibly Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (Historical Society of Pennsylvania), 1976-2004  Search this
Estella Scott Johnson, Non-Indian, 1910-2001  Search this
Donor:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania  Search this
Object Name:
Parfleche case
Media/Materials:
Hide, paint, rawhide
Techniques:
Cut, painted
Dimensions:
64.5 x 34.5 x 11 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term:
bishkischáisshe
Place:
Idaho or Montana; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1900-1920
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Estella Scott Johnson (1910-2001, director of the World Cultures Center at Cheyney State College, Cheyney, Pennsylvania); donated to the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) by Estella Scott Johnson in 1977; donated to NMAI by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 2005.
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Catalog Number:
26/5536
Barcode:
265536.000
See related items:
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d9978fee-6a6d-4377-bbdd-7d1b42aded32
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_281763