Minature Feather Bonnet Cases
c 1900
This pair of miniature parfleche cases were made the same way as the full-sized, so-called “feather bonnet cases” carried by women in horse parades. They are made of deer rawhide with buckskin fringe and ties and painted.
Rawhide (Odocoileus spp.), paint. L 22.2, W 6.5 cm, L 21.9, W 7 cm
Nez Perce National Historical Park, NEPE 8795, 8796