<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">parfleches</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31326599</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:28:01</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">parflashes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">parfleche</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">parfleshes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">parflêches</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Objects made from bison or other large-animal hides, particularly shields, trunks, or containers made by the North American Plains Indians. Examples are large, folded, rectangular envelopelike containers, characteristically decorated with painted designs, and used for the packing of dried meat and other dried foods, blankets, or clothing, for example. ]]></dc:description></metadata>