noun
- a Native American rawhide container or bag, typically made from buffalo hide and used for storing food or personal items
Usage: historical; anthropological
Examples
- The museum displayed a beautifully painted parfleche from the Plains tribes.
- She stored dried meat and berries in the parfleche for winter.
- The parfleche was decorated with geometric patterns in red and blue.
- Native American women traditionally made parfleches from buffalo hide.
- The anthropologist studied the construction techniques of various parfleche containers.
- Each parfleche was folded and tied with rawhide strips to keep contents secure.