White waist wraps

WhoMe · 05-19-2004, 11:39 AM

I have been looking at photos of gourd dancers from the early 1900's.

In these photos, none were wearing the familiar red and blue blankets that are the trademark of gourd dancers today. Also, missing were the cowboy boots and ball caps (just had to throw that one in . . . *LOL)!

In these photos there were no sash waist wrap-arounds (beaded and fringed) like you see every gourd dancer wearing today. Instead the dancers wore the familiar black shawl and a "WHITE WAIST WRAP" that overlaps and hangs off the side of the dancers. I have heard these types of wrap arounds were made of bed sheets.

Many gourd dance leaders and elders still wear these white wrap arounds when they gourd dance (among the Kiowa, Comanche and Cheyenne-Arapaho).

Any comment?

paraivo · 05-20-2004, 12:27 AM

Whome
I have also seen these worn. I was told that this was a summer version that was worn in warmer weather. The ones I saw were made out of old bed sheets and I was told that these were cooler than the sashes. I don't know if that was true or not, but that was the explaination I recieved. Would love to hear what others have heard.

CrazyInDn · 05-20-2004, 05:55 AM

whome,
I've seen this also at KCC,my dad also said "summer time" wear.I think they use baby sheets or "crib" sheets i've heard them called.

Rides the Wind · 05-24-2004, 09:10 AM

Comanche Little Ponies wear a white waist wrap.

05-19-2004, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
WhoMe PauWau Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of 370 Broken Treaties Posts: 5,433	White waist wraps I have been looking at photos of gourd dancers from the early 1900's. In these photos, none were wearing the familiar red and blue blankets that are the trademark of gourd dancers today. Also, missing were the cowboy boots and ball caps (just had to throw that one in . . . *LOL)! In these photos there were no sash waist wrap-arounds (beaded and fringed) like you see every gourd dancer wearing today. Instead the dancers wore the familiar black shawl and a "WHITE WAIST WRAP" that overlaps and hangs off the side of the dancers. I have heard these types of wrap arounds were made of bed sheets. Many gourd dance leaders and elders still wear these white wrap arounds when they gourd dance (among the Kiowa, Comanche and Cheyenne-Arapaho). Any comment? __________________ "Today, recognizing and respecting the origins of powwow aids in our Cultural Survival. If enough people break the rules because they are not satisfied...."We will have no culture." WhoMe

05-20-2004, 05:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
CrazyInDn Pow Wow Bum Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Just around the bend Posts: 29	whome, I've seen this also at KCC,my dad also said "summer time" wear.I think they use baby sheets or "crib" sheets i've heard them called. __________________ Southern Boy

05-24-2004, 09:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rides the Wind Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 36	Comanche Little Ponies wear a white waist wrap. __________________ Rides-the-Wind

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05-20-2004, 12:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
paraivo Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: May 2000 Location: north of the Red /South of the Canadian Posts: 54	Whome I have also seen these worn. I was told that this was a summer version that was worn in warmer weather. The ones I saw were made out of old bed sheets and I was told that these were cooler than the sashes. I don't know if that was true or not, but that was the explaination I recieved. Would love to hear what others have heard.

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