Sioux parfleche bag often referred to as a “lunch bag” used for storing dried meat. They typically have an oval rawhide bottom, short fringe up the side, and a brain tanned neck about 6″ high with a drawstring closure. This one just has a slit. Rare piece.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Great Plains – Sioux, Native American
SIZE: 8″ x 15″