MS 1874 Kiowa drawings by Silver Horn and anonymous artists

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MS 1874 Kiowa drawings by Silver Horn and anonymous artists

ca. 1904

https://sova.si.edu/record/NAA.MS1874?s=0&n=10&t=C&q=silver+horn&i=0

The manuscript consists of three drawings on three leaves. The drawings depict a warrior, Haba's war gear and tipi, and an enlarged view of Haba's shield. One attributed to Silver Horn. The drawings appear to be associated with James Mooney's research on Kiowa shield and tipi designs.

3 Drawingsgraphite and colored pencil24 x 28 cm.-28 x 34 cm.

eng, Latn

National Anthropological Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 11667208

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Silver Horn, 1860-1940

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Silver Horn was born circa 1860 to Agiati (Gathering Feathers) and Sa-Poodle (Traveling in the Rain) and was a member of the Kiowa Indian tribe of Oklahoma. His Kiowa name, Haungooah, refers to sunlight reflecting off a buffalo horn, making it gleam like a polished, white metal.[1] He was a well-known artist from the early reservation period who was one of the most respected and talented Plains Indian artists in his time. Haungooah Silverhorn married Hattie Tau-Goom (Bending Knee Woman) together...