The following notes were obtained from Andres Martinez (Andele, a Mexican captive of the Kiowa whose history [1] is well known) in August, 1919. Attention was directed in the first instance to the organization of the dance, but a brief description of the whole ceremony was also obtained, chiefly by way of comments on Scott's account. [2] The last Kiowa sun dance was held in 1887. [3] The Kiowa sun dance is the prerogative of the individual who owns the sacred image, the tai'me . He deputes the a

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