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New, Large Print, 15 point fontThe following notes were obtained from Andres Martinez (Andele, a Mexican captive of the Kiowa whose history 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. The last Kiowa sun dance was held in 1887.The Kiowa sun dance is the prerogative of the individual who owns the sacred image, the tai'me. He deputes the ancillary offices where he sees fit, although there is a well-defined tendency for them to be hereditary. The predominant idea of this image is that of a war medicine.