This is an interesting and rare “U-Shaped” round bottom polychrome painted parfleche container from the Lakota Sioux of the 19th-century. This form of dimensional container with round sides and bottom, having fringes seems and bold classic Lakota painting has been documented exclusively with the Lakota. The piece shows three-sections of thick parfleche rawhide sewn together with hide lacing and trade thread with an Indian tanned hide fringe at each seem and old red stroud trade clothe bordering the top opening. The entire case is covered in mineral pigment painted symbols consistent with other documented Lakota Sioux examples in colors of blue, red, green, yellow, and black outline. This is one of the more unusual and rare shapes of parfleche containers and was collected many years ago from an old East Coast collection. For example see the exact shape and similar paint from the U-shaped example Lakota 19th-century sold by Bonhams Skinner in May 2010 for $3,981.25 a snipping of the Bonhams catalog page is included with the example from the Mary Ann Claymore collection from their May 2016 collection as well. Measures with fringes 27-inches long, the box itself is about 10.5-inches by 10-inches by 5.75-inches without fringes.