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ix Photographs (Following page 31; all photographs cropped) 1. The Field Party 2. Teneverka in front of his house 3. Rhoda and Herman Asenap 4. Quassyah, Ralph Linton, and unidentified Comanche man 5. Norton Tahquechi (right), and Pauau 6. “Comanche Orchestra” and Post Oak Jim 7. Frank Chekovi and Pedahny 8. Tahsuda 9. Niyah 10. Brush Dance. The dancers start away from the arena and dance towards it 11. Brush Dance. The singers, wearing cowboy hats, can be seen behind the women 12. Brush Dance. Several dancers are shading themselves from the sun with their fans 13. Brush Dance. The dancers have reached the arena 14. Brush Dance. The woman by the singers holds her hand to her mouth in ululation 15. Dance. Here only women are in the center ring while a few men are outside 16. Dance. Returning to their seats, the men and women move separately 17. Two dancers. Both men wear deer-hair roaches with single eagle feathers 18. Five women dancers 19. Two dancers. From the doubled mescal-bean and silver bandoliers, these men appear to be Gourd Dancers 20. Quermah ...

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