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CALENDAR HISTOKY OF THE KIOWA 



lETH. ANN. 17 



WINTER 1842-43 



FIG. 87— "Winter 

 1842-13 -Crow- 

 neck died. 



Gad-lioddlte Heni-de Sai, "Winter tliat Crow neck died." Tlie chief 

 Gaa-k'odnite, or "Crowueck," died in tlie late fall of 1.S42 at Gihiujyii 

 Dan, " Wind canyon," above Gi'tnta L''a, " Trading river," au upper 

 branch of Double-mountain fork of Brazos river in Texas. He was 

 a Kifiep with a Crow wife (see summer, 18.'56), and was 

 the adopted father of the German captive, Buin-edal, 

 already mentioned. The figure shows him in connection 

 with a crow, to indicate his name. 



SUIVENIER 1843 



A'nfsenkiiddalde Kddo, "Nest-building sun dance." 

 The tigure is intended to show a bird's uest at the top of 

 the center pole of the medicine lodge. This dance, like 

 the last, was held on Kddo i''«, which was a favorite 

 resort for the i^urpose, as the name indicates, at least five 

 Kiowa sun dances having been held there. The occasion 

 is rendered memorable by the fact that a crow built her 

 nest and laid her eggs upon the center pole of the medi- 

 cine lodge after the dance was over. 



After the dance a war party under (the former) Big- 

 bow and Kicking-bird went into Texas and captured a 

 number of horses. On their return they met a party of soldiers carry- 

 ing American flags, and believing them to be Americans (i. e., North- 

 erners, as distinguished from Texaus), whom they regarded as friends, 

 they shook hands with them and gave them back the horses. They 

 afterward learned that the whites were Texaus, who had adopted this 

 stratagem to deceive them. The Texaus also had with 

 them a captive Comanche and a Mexican. The Kiowa 

 rescued the Comanche, but left the Mexican, as uo 

 one wanted him. 



AVIXTER 1843-44 



The event here recorded occurred at or immediately 

 after the sun dance in the summer of 1843, but is indi- 

 cated above the winter mark as a matter of convenience. 

 The figure represents a woman wounded in the breast. 



After the women have cut down the trees for the 

 medicine lodge they drag them to the place where the 

 lodge is to be erected, escorted by a body of warriors 

 in front and on each side. A warrior frequently invites a woman 

 to get up and ride behind him, and the invitation is generally accepted. 

 Among some tribes a procession in which tlie women ride behind 

 the men is a feature of the ceremony. Although- this is customary, 



Fig. 88— Slimmer 

 1843-Nest-l)uil(l- 

 inff sun dance. 



