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Plateau Parfleche Packet

Plateau Parfleche Packet

Plateau painted parfleche envelope painted in green, blue, orange, yellow and red. 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 - Unknown, Native American

SIZE: 28"L x 12"W

$1,575.00

Original: $4,500.00

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Plateau Parfleche Packet—

$4,500.00

$1,575.00

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Plateau Parfleche Packet

Plateau painted parfleche envelope painted in green, blue, orange, yellow and red. 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 - Unknown, Native American

SIZE: 28"L x 12"W

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Plateau painted parfleche envelope painted in green, blue, orange, yellow and red. 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 - Unknown, Native American

SIZE: 28"L x 12"W