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A dynamically painted parfleche envelope with abstract design elements | Donald Ellis Gallery

Parfleche Envelope

Lakota (?)
Northern Plains

ca. 1880

hide, paint

height: 25"
width: 12 ½"

Inventory # CP4311-76

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PROVENANCE

Canfield Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, acquired 1994
Private Collection, Toronto, ON

RELATED EXAMPLE

Torrence, Gaylord. The American Indian Parfleche: A Tradition of Abstract Painting. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994, pg. 95, pl. 13 for an envelope showing a similar colour palette. (Private Collection)

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