To-Hau-San - Anadarko, OK
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N 35° 04.372 W 098° 13.631
14S E 570458 N 3881396
Tohausan was principal chief of the Kiowa Tribe from 1855-1866. He was a great negotiator of treaties.
Waymark Code: WMCKJ5
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2011
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The bust of Tohausan is located at a central point in the outdoor sculpture area at the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians. It stands on a granite base. Etched on the base is a feather wreath and horse and warrior rider. He is shown wearing a beaded necklace and a four-tiered beaded neck ornament. His hair is long and he has bangs. The plaque reads:
TOHAUSAN
“Little Bluff”
Kodalkyepta
“Old Man Wagon”
Kiowa Principal Chief from 1855 – 1866
A Courageous Warrior, Peacemaker,
Skilled Diplomat and a Member of
Koitsenko “Real Dogs,” the Elite Kiowa
Military Society Consisting of the 10
Bravest Men in the Kiowa Tribe.
He Negotiated the First Treaty of the
Kiowas and the U.S. He was a
Recorder of Kiowa History with a
Pictorial Calendar. Being a Graphic
Artist he Designed and Painted Two
Teepees.
OFF SPRING
Bau-Tigh Tohausan II
Dome-bet-I Zonety
GRANDCHILDREN
White Horse E Pay Bo
Amy Bear Tahlo
Joseph Poolaw Ataddlety
Sculptor:
Roland Whitehorse
Donors:
Tohausan Descendants
Tohausan negotiated treaties with the Osage and the Cheyenne, as well as the first treaty with the U.S. at Fort Gibson in 1837. He protested the U.S. Commissioners who restricted the Kiowa to parts of western Texas and Indian Territory.
Artist George Catlin described Tohausan as “...a very gentlemanly and high-minded man, who treated the dragoons (Spanish soldiers) and officers with great kindness while in his country. His long hair was put up in several large clubs and ornamented with a great many silver brooches and extended down to his knees.”
[Biographical information from the Museum’s Self-Guiding Tour pamphlet.]