Dakota parfleche container

Titles: Dakota parfleche container (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota container made of rawhide parfleche with a round seamed bottom and a single side seam sewn with leather thong, circa the early 20th century. The seams are bound in purple wool. The flap cover is secured with leather thongs. The container is painted in a red, yellow, green, blue and black geometric pattern on the front; the back is painted with a blue "X". The container was collected by Frances and Margaret Densmore at Standing Rock Indian Reservation, North Dakota and South Dakota. They reported that it was tied to a horse's saddle and used to collect wild turnips.

Dates

• Exactly 1911 (Creation)

Creation

• collected by: Densmore, Frances
• collected by: Densmore, Margaret

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7953.1

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 46.5 centimeters height
• 28 centimeters diameter

Subjects

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