War Bonnet Case

39-18-12

From: United States of America | South Dakota (uncertain) | Pine Ridge Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 39-18-12
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Oglala
Provenience United States of America | South Dakota (uncertain) | Pine Ridge Reservation
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Parfleche | Sinew | Skin | Pigment
Description

Parfleche case. Tubular cylindrical, slightly tapering. One rolled piece, edges meeting and tied with sinew. Circular bottom and top similarly attached. Buckskin fringe on bottom, side and top, and lacing buckskin thongs at cover. Painted in rectilinear designs in red, green yellow and blue.

Length 30 cm
Width 10 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Robert Frazier, 1939

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