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Parfleche/Bags
Parfleche (or Parflesh) Bags
Parfleche
are traditional bags and containers made
from stiff rawhide by many of the First Nations of the North American Plains. Because
the prepared hides were strong enough to be used on a shield, the French
referred to the material as “parafleche”, meaning to “defend the body against
arrows. Hides were painted, beaded, or
quilled with the characteristic tribal designs of the craftsperson. they could
have geometric, geographic, or religious significance.
Beaded medicine pouches have a long tradition among the Plains Nations Today, the traditional medicine bag, though still in use, has given much ground to scripts from the local pharmacy. This bottle combines the old custom with modern life.- Artist: Northern Cheyenne artist
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A small, Parfleche bag, approximately 5” by 6”. Laced/ fringing with soft hide, and with Black cloth along the two long sides. - Artist: L. One Star
Lakota
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A small, Parfleche bag, approximately 5” by 6”. Laced/ fringing with soft hide, and with Black cloth along the two long sides. - Artist: L. One Star
Oglala Lakota
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A small, Parfleche bag, approximately 5” by 6”. Laced/ fringing with soft hide, and with Black cloth along the two long sides. - Artist: L. One Star
Oglala Lakota
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A small, Parfleche bag, approximately 5” by 6”. Laced/ fringing with soft hide, and with Black cloth along the two long sides. - Artist: L. One Star
Oglala Lakota
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This vintage puzzle bag has green, sky blue, white, red, and yellow beads on white hide. The false front has a false opening to the bag. The less ornate “back” of the bag has he actual opening. The bag measures about 3 ½” by just under 4 ½”, with a to- Artist: Artist Unknown
Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge Reservation
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These circular earrings feature miniature paintings of female ceremonial dancers on parfleche made by a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Pine Ridge Reservation. The dancer is dressed in tribal colours.- Artist: Oglala Lakota Artist
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These earrings feature miniature paintings of female ceremonial dancers on parfleche made by a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Pine Ridge Reservation.- Artist: Oglala Lakota Artist
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These earrings feature miniature paintings of female ceremonial dancers on parfleche made by a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Pine Ridge Reservation.- Artist: Oglala Lakota Artist
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These teardrop earrings feature miniature paintings of female ceremonial dancers on parfleche made by a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Pine Ridge Reservation.- Artist: Oglala Lakota Artist
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