Explore the Silver Horn Book of Drawings

Kiowa artist Silver Horn (Haungooah) created this book of 75 drawings. The drawings of warriors, romance, religious ceremonies, and more offer us a personal perspective on Kiowa culture and its intersections with others in the 1800s. Dudley P. Brown wrote the descriptive captions on a document dated August 1, 1883. Brown was a merchant who leased land on the Kiowa-Comanche reservation. His captions reflect his interpretation of Kiowa culture.

The original book is located to your left.

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White Horse, Kiowa Killing Pawnee

Ka-nati, Kiowa Killing Pawnee

Clandestine Meeting Between Ke-ah-bone (Kiowa) and the Wife of Pan quodle (Kiowa) at Pan quodle's Tent who he Drug Inside Unconscious

Mau-hin (Kiowa) Killing Pawnee

Broken Wrist (Kiowa) and Cheyenne Fighting: Broken Wrist on Right

Taw-ate

Big Brown (Kiowa) and Five of His Braves Dancing - Making Medicine Preparatory to a Buffalo Hunt

As-on-daugh (Kiowa) Stealing Quodle-qeah mah (Kiowa Maiden)

Big Bow Killing Calvary Officer and Private

Medicine Lodge, Kiowa

Cauder-daugh (Kiowa) Stealing Kiowa Woman, Cauder-zone

Making Foundation for Kiowa Medicine Woman, Cauder-zone

To-hane-daugh and Party Carrying "Medicine" to Medicine Lodge

I-yant and Young Men Dancing

Kiowa Lodges--Encampment

Tine-tah and Young Man Dressed to Represent Buffaloes

While Hunting Them to Procure a Buffalo Bull's Head for a Medicine Dance

Haun-geah-ah Ka (Kiowa) is Surprised by Navajo while Upia Tru (sic?) Trying to to Rob a Buzzard's Nest. Navajo upon Seeing Haun-geah-ah Ka Attempts to Kill him but is Killed Himself by Huan-geah-ah Ka's Friend Dane-Cah (Kiowa) who upon seeing the Navajo Approaching, Hid Behind the Tree

To-yape (Kiowa) Killing Ute with Gun

Wo-e-boy (Kiowa) Stealing Mo-quo Kiowa Girl

Hoaf-to-ti (Kiowa) and Two Braves Dancing War Dance

Koy-mau Making Medicine for Devine Blessing

Audle-ta Returning with His Wife after Capturing Her from Tane-die with whom She Eloped

On-ta-zoodli (Kiowa) Stealing Choue-geat (Kiowa)

Chanate (Kiowa) Stealing Two Maidens (Kiowa)

White Horse (Kiowa) and Two of His Braves Dancing

Pau-geat and Yo-ya (Kiowas) Making Love to Two Kiowa Maidens

Chane-doodle (Kiowa) Overtaken After Eloping with the Wife of Tau-dome, Tau-dome Killed His Wife and Takes All of Chane-doodle's Clothing and Ponies

Ko-mo-beadle Stealing Cheyenne Woman

Au-yea and Wife out Hunting

Cheyenne Killing To-ya-so (Kiowa)

Tong-ke-i-he (Kiowa) Killing Pawnee

Pau-ah (Kiowa) Killing Two Pawnees

Kiowa Woman Dancing

Bau-ah (Kiowa) Killing Pawnee

Pawnees Returning to Their Homes After Losing Their Ponies in Engagements with Kiowas

An-one (Kiowa) Being Killed by Cheyenne

Kiowa Lodges

Pe-ah (Kiowa) Stealing Da-him's Wife from His Lodge

Do-yant Eloping with Kiowa Maiden

Pawnees and Kiowas Fight in Circle made of Brush after Repulsing U.S. Calvary

Mo-chi (Kiowa) Stealing Kan-quodle quodle (Kiowa) Maiden

White Horse Killing Ute

Cheyenne Women Dancing

Cheyenne Braves Dancing

Bau-daugh Killing Infantry Officer

Navajo Returning to His Tepee and Finds Tracks of His Horses that have been Stolen by Kiowas - Pursues Kiowas who are just over the Hill from His Camp and is Killed by Them