The Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum in Chelan, Washington includes displays of a variety of American Indian artifacts. While the town of Chelan is named after the Chelan Indians, a Salish-speaking Plateau group, many of the items in this collection are from other areas and are often displayed in the style of the old cabinets of curiosities.
The parfleche is made from rawhide with the hair removed which is then shaped into a rectangle. Parfleshes were used to carry clothing, ceremonial objects, and food, particularly meat. They are sometimes called meat cases.
Indians 101
On Tuesdays and Thursdays this series presents American Indian topics. Some recent topics:
Indians 301: The American Indian horse
Indians 201: The death toll in the California missions
Indians 101: Iroquois ceremonies regarding death
Indians 101: Indians and Europeans 300 years ago, 1722
Indians 101: Cartier invades Canada
Indians 101: The horse in American Indian art (photo diary)
Indians 101: A collection of Indian baskets (museum tour)
Indians 101: Contemporary American Indian Art of Marcus Amerman (museum tour)