Gifts of Pride and Love : Kiowa and Comanche Cradles

by Hail, Barbara A.; Nomaday, N. Scott; Ahtone, Jacob; Arterberry, Jimmyum of Anthropology; Doyah, Ray; Hail, Barbara A.; Harjo, Sharron Ahtone; Jennings, Vanessa Paukeigope; Pahdopony-Mithlo, Juanita; Rhoades, Bernadine Herwona Toyebo

• ISBN13: 9780912089102
• ISBN10: 0912089105
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

With such words, Kiowa and Comanche people express their deep connection to their traditional lattice cradles. Prevalent from 1870 to 1930, these cradles represented a unique, yet extremely practical, art form. These "gifts of pride and love" reflected close networks, which remained intact despite the difficult transition to reservation life, new religions, government boarding schools, and allotment of tribal lands.

This book, a beautiful homage to the artisans who crafted cradleboards, includes a history of the origins of lattice cradles as well as essays by eleven descendants of cradle makers. Fifty color and over eighty black-and-white photographs vividly display the creativity and imagination found in these lovingly produced cradles.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(4)
Shepard Krech III
Introduction	13	(4)
N. Scott Momaday
A House for the Beginning of Life	17	(24)
Barbara A. Hail
The Rowell Family Cradles	41	(12)
Everett R. Rhoades
My Grandmother Guohaddle	53	(6)
Beatrice Ahpeahtone Doyah Smith
Beyond Worth	59	(4)
Ray Doyah
Comanche Cradles: Carriers of Tradition	63	(8)
Pahdopony
Memories of Atah	71	(6)
Bernadine Herwona Toyebo Rhoades
Millie Durgan and a Family Artistic Tradition	77	(6)
Sharron Ahtone Harjo
I Remember How They Did That	83	(6)
Jacob Ahtone
Keintaddle	89	(6)
Bernadine Herwona Toyebo Rhoades
Why I Make Cradles	95	(8)
Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings
I Learned from my Elders	103	(8)
Weckeah
AFTERWORD	111	(4)
Nostalgia
Christina Hunt Simmons
We Often Wonder Where They Are
Jimmy Arterberry
They Are Gifts of Pride and Love	115	(16)
Contributors	131	(2)
Bibliography	133