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Nez Perce Parfleche Bonnet Cylinder
Nez Perce Parfleche Bonnet Cylinder with 40" brain-tanned elk fringe with painted cover. Directly from a family in Lapwai. Nez Perce - not easy to come by; cylinder length 20". The term parfleche was first coined by the French fur traders and derived from the French word “parer” meaning defend and “fleche” meaning arrows, as the hide was tough enough to be used as a shield and deflect an arrow. The original containers had graphics that were maps, geographical depictions such as rivers and mountains, or symbols that told the family’s stories. Once the parfleche left the family, the story was lost and the parfleche became Native American art rather than a meaningful storyteller.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Perce, Native American
SIZE: Cylinder 20". 40" with fringe
Nez Perce Parfleche Bonnet Cylinder with 40" brain-tanned elk fringe with painted cover. Directly from a family in Lapwai. Nez Perce - not easy to come by; cylinder length 20". The term parfleche was first coined by the French fur traders and derived from the French word “parer” meaning defend and “fleche” meaning arrows, as the hide was tough enough to be used as a shield and deflect an arrow. The original containers had graphics that were maps, geographical depictions such as rivers and mountains, or symbols that told the family’s stories. Once the parfleche left the family, the story was lost and the parfleche became Native American art rather than a meaningful storyteller.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Perce, Native American
SIZE: Cylinder 20". 40" with fringe
$14,000.00
Nez Perce Parfleche Bonnet Cylinder—
$14,000.00
Description
Nez Perce Parfleche Bonnet Cylinder with 40" brain-tanned elk fringe with painted cover. Directly from a family in Lapwai. Nez Perce - not easy to come by; cylinder length 20". The term parfleche was first coined by the French fur traders and derived from the French word “parer” meaning defend and “fleche” meaning arrows, as the hide was tough enough to be used as a shield and deflect an arrow. The original containers had graphics that were maps, geographical depictions such as rivers and mountains, or symbols that told the family’s stories. Once the parfleche left the family, the story was lost and the parfleche became Native American art rather than a meaningful storyteller.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Perce, Native American
SIZE: Cylinder 20". 40" with fringe
