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The Dakota made containers, like this box called a parfleche (Pahr-flesh). These containers were made of bison (buffalo), elk, or moose rawhide into various shapes. This parfleche case was made from a single price of leather in 1911. It was owned by the Lakota chief Red Fox.
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