Parfleche

[larson1951]

these parfleche bags were made by my friend Butch Thunderhawk
the last one is pretty old and comes from the standing rock Sioux res in southern north dakota

these are called the flat case or folded envelope style
they were also made cylindrical and box style for different purposes
and storing different materials or food

they are made of rawhide and are real tough
the pigments used are some mineral, some animal, vegetable, and plant

 

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[old digger]

Awesome!

 

[releventchair]

Thanks for sharing pics.!knowing maker adds a lot too.

 

[sehcotihctan]

very nice

 

[IlliniGuy]

Very nice Art. Your friend is to be commended.

 

[Tnmountains]

Very neat Larson. I wonder why they are named in French?? I bet they display well with a western collection

 

[rock]

Those are done very well. I like all of them.

 

[larson1951]

lots of french canadian native americans here
for example my sister in law has the last name of Decoteau (Dakota) they are Ojibwe more commonly called Chippewa cuz the white people could not pronounce ojibwe

 

[pickaway]

Some good work your friend does.

 

[larson1951]

the back side of the folded envelope and a dream catcher made by my late brother in law

the last one is piece is a medicine wheel called four directions, which represent the four races of black, red, asian, and white

everything i have posted on this thread is in my living room on this wall of heritage

also the last image is a copper shield with feathers made in my sheet metal shop
sheet metal sh

 

[rock]

I really like the horses. What if anything do they mean?

 

[larson1951]

I really like the horses. What if anything do they mean?

i don't know
i will try to find out
thanks Rock

 

[flintdigger]

Beautiful pieces

 

[justonemore]

Very cool pieces!

 

[Tnmountains]

lots of french canadian native americans here
for example my sister in law has the last name of Decoteau (Dakota) they are Ojibwe more commonly called Chippewa cuz the white people could not pronounce ojibwe

Ahh ok. Kinda explains me. Iroquois and french then Pennsylvania Dutch landed in Tennessee. My last name is French as well. Nice art work I bet your place is a museum.

 

[austin]

Really beautiful items. You have always posted incredible pics and these are sure no exception. Thanks for showing them and especially explaining them so guys like me can know there are other tribes besides the apaches and that there are pretty places besides Texas.