<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">parfleches</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>containers for storing or transporting food</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>visual works by material or technique</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>parflashes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>parfleche</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>parfleshes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>parflêches</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>