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Parfleche case

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI at an auction held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1972.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) (attributed)
Auction venue
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)
Object Name
Parfleche case
Media/Materials
Rawhide, paint
Techniques
Painted
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term
bishkischáisshe
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