Painted Buffalo Hide Parfleche Cylinder

mid-19th century

graphically painted in red, yellow, and black; having three figures on container and two on lid; thick fringe is coated with red pigment

overall length 15 inches x diameter 4 inches

cf. The American Indian Parfleche: A Tradition of Abstract Art (Torrence 1994: 161, figs. 60 and 61).

This lot is located in Cincinnati.