View Three: Designs of a Parfleche Bag

This photo despicts one of the side panels of the Parfleche bag-the panels are symmetrical. It is painted blue, red, and yellow, and has a naturally off-white color. Parfleche bags were usually decorated with geometric, symmetrical designs. They usually had no more than four colors. Designs were consistent across nations, and allowed for knowledge to be transmitted between individuals and generations. Elders guided the preservation and practice of engaging in oral history and knowledge practices, as well as the actual creation of the case. Earlier records indicate that earlier collections had representations of maps and pictorial records of the surrounding land.