Answer: parfleches

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parfleches(in American Indian culture) A hide, esp. a buffalo's hide, dried by being stretched on a frame after the hair has been removed
parflechesAn article, esp. a bag, made from this
parflechesPARFLECHE, (French) rawhide soaked in lye and water, then dried on a stretcher for shields also PARFLESH