Indian Performers, July 1961

We're back at the Dance Circle again, but mercifully these are not the same old images that we've seen so many times. Instead, our photographer took these neat full-length portraits of two of the performers. I really like them!

First is this lovely woman with long braids. You can really get a good look at her outfit; the colorful calico dress, silver jewelry, beaded leather boots, and those interesting earrings (or whatever they are). Hanging along side her braids are those pieces of leather that resemble Pluto's ears, any idea what those were?


I've seen other photos of this man, he was apparently the host of the Dance Circle, presumably telling the visitors about the various dances that they saw. Feathered headdress, fringed buckskins, beaded moccasins, and a satin shirt?? Well, that's showbiz for you... in most vintage slides he is wearing extremely bright colors, purples and pinks, that must have drawn the eye even if they didn't feel very much like the kind of thing you might see on the plains in the 19th century.