This is an authentic Native American parfleche tube created with handcrafted brain tan buffalo hide with the hair remaining in the inside. This is a Native American buffalo hide bag. The Europeans called these parfleche or "par-flesh" because they were very unique bags made with rawhide.
The historic parfleche tube has many uses as a case for ceremonial headdresses, a flute case or as a quiver for arrows. The buffalo hair on the inside provides a natural padding for the contents.
Created in the Lakota style of the 1860's this parfleche tube has a traditional hand markings using stone ground natural dyes from nature and the soft brain tan leather and sweet smokey smell created by the brain tanning process make this authentic parfleche tube a real treasure.
Measures 24" long, 5" diameter, actual tube is shown.
