Early Kiowa Tribe in Oklahoma
Dolls
Dolls were usually made of perishable like cornhusk palmetto,fiber,or bundle pine needle. The doll below were madein the 1880 for a lakota
Traditions
Kiowa had a dance they called it the sun dance. It happenned in the spring, some man dance to honor their promises to these spirits. They sing and play drums. they passed the traditions through storytelling.
Some tribes painted pictures on buffalo hide to show important events these hides where where called winter counts. An artist added a new picture every winter.
Clothes
Women wore long deerskin dresses painted with yellow and green tribal designs,men wore breechclothes and leather leggings.also usually went shirtless.They wore moccasins on their feet.In cold weather,they wore long buffalo-ride robes.Later they adapted European costume such as clothes,dresses,and vests.They also decorated them with fringes,ribbbons,and fancy beading.They only cut their hair when they were in the mourning.Men also were their hair in braids also smmetimes with a forelock or pompadour in front.Some women wore buffalo robes to stay warm in the winter.They used bison hides to make clothing and covers for their tipis.They made most of their clothing from animal skins.Women soaked deer or buffalo hides and scraped off any hair.They also used tough hides for the bottoms of moccasins.When the weather was warm the young plains indians wore no clothes at all.
Tepees
Kiowas lived in tepees they only used them when they were away from their permanent villages. Because tepees were portable, they fit the indians style of life. When they moved, they took their homes with them. Putting up or taking down a tepee was women work, and they could do it very rapidly. The word tepee was originally tipi a dakota Sioux word meaning place where one lives.
The frame for a tepee was made of poles. because wood was scarce in the grasslands,the poles were also carried from place to place. Sometimes the indians had to travel long distances to get new poles to replace the old ones. When the indians got horses, they cold carry longer and spacious. To put together a tepee, an indian woman first set up three poles to form a tripod. Sometimes four poles were used. Before lifting them, however, she tied them together with rawhide two or three feet from their tops. She then spread the poles apart at the bottom to make a circle about 15 feet in diameter.18 to 20 feet long were at least 10 feet long off the ground
Kiowa had a dance they called it the sun dance. It happenned in the spring, some man dance to honor their promises to these spirits. They sing and play drums. they passed the traditions through storytelling.
Some tribes painted pictures on buffalo hide to show important events these hides where where called winter counts. An artist added a new picture every winter.
Clothes
Women wore long deerskin dresses painted with yellow and green tribal designs,men wore breechclothes and leather leggings.also usually went shirtless.They wore moccasins on their feet.In cold weather,they wore long buffalo-ride robes.Later they adapted European costume such as clothes,dresses,and vests.They also decorated them with fringes,ribbbons,and fancy beading.They only cut their hair when they were in the mourning.Men also were their hair in braids also smmetimes with a forelock or pompadour in front.Some women wore buffalo robes to stay warm in the winter.They used bison hides to make clothing and covers for their tipis.They made most of their clothing from animal skins.Women soaked deer or buffalo hides and scraped off any hair.They also used tough hides for the bottoms of moccasins.When the weather was warm the young plains indians wore no clothes at all.
Tepees
Kiowas lived in tepees they only used them when they were away from their permanent villages. Because tepees were portable, they fit the indians style of life. When they moved, they took their homes with them. Putting up or taking down a tepee was women work, and they could do it very rapidly. The word tepee was originally tipi a dakota Sioux word meaning place where one lives.
The frame for a tepee was made of poles. because wood was scarce in the grasslands,the poles were also carried from place to place. Sometimes the indians had to travel long distances to get new poles to replace the old ones. When the indians got horses, they cold carry longer and spacious. To put together a tepee, an indian woman first set up three poles to form a tripod. Sometimes four poles were used. Before lifting them, however, she tied them together with rawhide two or three feet from their tops. She then spread the poles apart at the bottom to make a circle about 15 feet in diameter.18 to 20 feet long were at least 10 feet long off the ground
How did the past affect the future?
The Kiowa Indians used every part of the animal to make clothing, food, weapons, etc. Today, we still use parts of the animal for various daily clothes, food, and tools.