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Pair of Parfleche Envelopes
Not on view
Nontraditional ornamentation embellishes this pair of rawhide parfleche containers. Although the envelopes display motifs found in painting, the artist did not use pigment. Instead, she stitched a layer of native-tanned leather to the face of each flap and beaded the designs. In the process, she transformed a functional artistic form into one intended for display.
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