1880s NATIVE AMERICAN CHEYENNE INDIAN BEAD DECORATED PARFLECHE ENVELOPE / CASE




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:4288615Handmade: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: Cheyenne
Original Description:
Exceptionally rare and spectacular, 1880's Native American Cheyenne Indian Bead Decorated Buffalo Hide Parfleche Case / Flat Bag. This outstanding 19th century Cheyenne Parfleche Bag measure approx. 14" by 8" and is decorated with multi-colored, pictorial beaded panels and tin cone danglers with wool trade cloth strips.
    This wonderful Cheyenne Buffalo Hide Parfleche Bag is sinew sewn with stylized, pictorial beaded panels with designs surrounding the perimet...er of the central Pouch representing warriors guarding the contents of the center. These beaded panels use chalk white, medium, pink. Black, apple red and steely seed beads. There are tin cone "danglers" at the top edge and at the lower corners and each tin cone dangler features two to four red, wool trade cloth strips.
    The Parfleche Envelope / Case retains its original rawhide ties and is in outstanding, original condition.
    A Parfleche is a Native American rawhide bag, typically used for holding dried meats and pemmican and often made of buffalo hide.The word was originally used by French fur traders (it was not a word used by the Native Americans). It derives from the French "parer" meaning "parry" or "defend", and "flèche" meaning "arrow", so called because the hide was tough enough to be used as a shield. Parfleche is also defined as "a hide, especially a buffalo's hide, dried by being stretched on a frame after the hair has been removed".
    The Parfleche Case / Bag offered here is unconditionally guaranteed original and of the period. It is NOT a reproduction or modern recreation but an original Parfleche Case crafted in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 19th century. The Bag comes with our “no questions asked” return privilege and our lifetime guarantee of authenticity. It is guaranteed to be deemed authentic, original and as described by any qualified third party authentication service.
    This very rare and very beautiful, ca1880's Cheyenne Parfleche Case / Bag in very good to excellent condition. The Bag is complete, sound and without significant damage or repairs. There is one VERY small and minor areas of loss to the beadwork on the flap closure as can be seen in the close-up detail image below. as can be seen in the scans below. The Bag lacks one pair of two tin cone danglers at the right hand side of the top of the flap closure but retains all other original danglers. All elements of the Parfleche Bag are original and there have been no repairs or restorations. Please see the scans below for a good indication of the Bag's form and outstanding, original condition.
    A very rare and stunningly beautiful, ca1880's Native American Cheyenne Indian Bead Decorated Parfleche Case / Flat Bag and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
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