Kiowa and Comanche Baby Carriers

Schneider, Mary Jane

doi:10.1080/2052546.1983.11909195

Cited by 3 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 4 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The principle may be more prominent among the Comanches than the Kiowas. For instance, Comanche and Kiowa baby carriers collected by museums during the reservation period are very similar in construction, except that while Comanche cradles always display bilateral symmetry in the design and coloration of paint and beadwork, Kiowa cradles often display bilateral asymmetry, allowing different designs and background colors from one side to the other (Schneider 1983). Ultimately it is still not clear from the hairstyle whether the subject is Kiowa or Comanche, or whether or not he is in mourning.…”

Section: The Context Of Costumementioning

confidence: 99%

Photographic Evidence for Southern Plains Armor

Gelo

Jones

2009

Visual Anthropology Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The use of armor by Plains Indians is one of the more obscure culture traits of the area. Although there are enough occasional references in early historical works to ascertain armor use and reconstruct some of the particulars, pictorial and artifact evidence has been virtually nonexistent. The recent discovery by Lawrence T. Jones III of a photographic carte de visite portraying an unknown Comanche, Kiowa, or Kiowa Apache (Plains Apache) man circa 1871 provides intriguing evidence for armor on the Southern Plains. This find also prompts discussion of related cultural practices and the ethnohistorical potential of photograph analysis.

show abstract

Section: The Context Of Costumementioning

confidence: 99%