1. rawhide containers or envelopes made by Plains Indians for storing dried meat and other goods
Usage: historical; anthropological

Examples

• The museum displayed several decorated parfleches from the 19th century.
• Native American women traditionally made parfleches from buffalo hide.
• The parfleches were painted with geometric designs in bright colors.
• Dried meat and pemmican were stored in waterproof parfleches.
• The expedition found parfleches hanging from lodge poles.
• These parfleches served as portable storage for nomadic tribes.