This is a tremendous polychrome painted parfleche envelope from the 19th-century from Blackfeet Chief Little Dog, Last Pikunni War Chief, of all the Blackfeet from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation outside of Glacier Park in Montana. Chief Little Dog’s grandson Harvey Little Dog was the keeper of the family possessions and passed away in 2010. This came directly from the family and was said to have been owned and used by Chief Little Dog and his descendants. His warlike activities spanned an area from the Blackfoot territories to the Colorado river, and he was the leader of the Black-Patched-Moccasin Band. He died in 1916. This piece exhibits a single piece of parfleche rawhide buffalo bison hide folded and sewn with Indian hide lacing to make a envelope flat bag / dispatch bag that is covered with mineral pigment polychrome geometric painting, consistent with other Blackfoot / Blackfeet documented examples. The mineral paints show colors of red and green with dark brown. There are Indian tanned hide ties and fringes. The bag shows some wear and slight paint loss as well as some yellowing from honest age and use. Provenance: From the Chief Little Dog, Last Pikunni War Chief, of all the Blackfeet. From his grandson Harvey Little Dog who was the keeper of the family possessions and passed away in 2010. Directly from the family and was said to have been owned and used by Chief Little Dog or his descendants. Chief Little Dog’s was the leader of the Black-Patched-Moccasin Band of the Blackfeet and he died in 1916. From the Little Dog family from the Blackfoot Indian Reservation outside of Glacier National Park in Northern Montana. Several photographs of Blackfeet Pukunni War Chief Little Dog photographs are shown in the photo-gallery. Measures 15-inches by 12-inches with the flap closed.