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PLATE 18

Plate No 20 of 57 Native Nation Kiowa Artist: Bad Eye | Bird Chief
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    Mike Blake
    5/1/14, 1:38 PM

    Can anyone offer any comment on the content depicted please? Are these images of Kiowa shields? What is the significance of the green 'bushes'?

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    Peter L Bowles
    5/16/25, 6:54 PM

    Hi Mike, Yes they are Kiowa shields and variants. The 'green bushes' are the tops of small trees with which to hang a warriors possessions, that's all. I'm going to ask my Kiowa pals about the cluster of black berries often seen in this strikingly stylish set of drawings.

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Bad Eye, Tan-na-ti (Bird Chief) led a Kiowa raid on November 21, 1873, on the North Fork of the Canadian River...

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Plate No: 20
Page No: 18
Media: colored pencils
Dimensions: 11.5 * 8.5 inches
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Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St Johnsbury, Vermont
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Bad Eye | Bird Chief
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