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Sioux or Lakota Painted Parfleche Box

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Sioux or Lakota Painted Parfleche Box
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Sioux or Lakota Painted Parfleche Box. These boxes were fundamental to a Plains way of life. This box is in very good condition with original ties. 8.5" x 15.5" x 8.5". A parfleche is a Native American rawhide container. Enveloped-shaped perfleches have historically been used to contain items such as dried meats and pemmican. The word was originally used by French fur traders, and derives from the French language parer meaning "to parry" or "to defend", and flèche meaning "arrow", so called because the hide was tough enough to be used as a shield. Traditionally women are the main creators of parfleches, first painting stretched out raw hides, then shaping them into their final form. In contemporary culture, both women and men make them. The bags are traditionally decorated with a distinctive style of graphic artwork, usually depicting landscape features such as rivers and mountains, and even serving as maps." [Wikipedia] State: City: Date: ID# 49767