Parfleche flat case ca. 1850 Comanche, Native American This flat rawhide case, called a parfleche, was used to transport important belongings from one camp to the next. Its surface provides a luminous ground for the painted bold, colorful geometric shapes and delicate, black and brown graphic elements. The case would be hung from the pommel of a saddle, with the long fringe registering the movements of both horse and wind. Plains women also made parfleche cylinders, envelopes, and boxes; the term originated with French fur traders.. Parfleche flat case. Comanche, Native American. ca. 1850. Bison rawhide, pigment, and tanned leather. Possibly made in Texas, United States; Possibly made in Oklahoma, United States

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Parfleche flat case ca. 1850 Comanche, Native American This flat rawhide case, called a parfleche, was used to transport important belongings from one camp to the next. Its surface provides a luminous ground for the painted bold, colorful geometric shapes and delicate, black and brown graphic elements. The case would be hung from the pommel of a saddle, with the long fringe registering the movements of both horse and wind. Plains women also made parfleche cylinders, envelopes, and boxes; the term originated with French fur traders.. Parfleche flat case. Comanche, Native American. ca. 1850. Bison rawhide, pigment, and tanned leather. Possibly made in Texas, United States; Possibly made in Oklahoma, United States

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