The tradition
The Gourd Dance is a Kiowa dance and song tradition that has become popular at modern powwows in southwestern Oklahoma. The gourd dance is Kiowa. Many tribes dance it but it is Kiowa and has STRICT dress codes. In this picture, the men are wearing jeans and wearing hats which is NOT ALLOWED. No jeans, no short sleeve shirts, no head coverings, no sunglasses. Only long sleeves, dress pants or khakis, only head covering can be an otter cap and only prescription glasses allowed.¶
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Gourd Dance is Native American dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation.1¶
What it mixes with
Artists and institutions
Sources
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| Wikidata: Gourd Dance (Q5588400) | database | Wikidata |
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