Anadarko in Caddo County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Hosteen Klah

Navajo

— 1867-1937 —

Hosteen Klah Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

1. Hosteen Klah Marker

Inscription. Hosteen Klah was a noted medicine man and an unsurpassed weaver. His sand paintings were seen by President F.D. Roosevelt in 1934. He was a singer and a chanter of the many Navajo ceremonial chants.
Sculptor: Allan Houser

Erected by National Hall Of Fame For Famous American Indians.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 35° 4.387′ N, 98° 13.684′ W. Marker is in Anadarko, Oklahoma, in Caddo County. It is on East Central Boulevard (U.S. 62) 0.3 miles east of Southeast 7th Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 East Central Boulevard, Anadarko OK 73005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Kiowa Tribe

and in Southwest Oklahoma.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: T.C. Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Tecumseh (a few steps from this marker); Cochise (a few steps from this marker); Geronimo (a few steps from this marker); Lewis Tewanima (within shouting distance of this marker); Hiawatha (within shouting distance of this marker); Satanta (White Bear) (within shouting distance of this marker); Jim Thorp (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anadarko.

Also see . . . Hosteen Klah.

Hosteen Klah (Navajo: Hastiin Tłʼa, 1867– February 27, 1937)[1] was a Navajo artist and medicine man. He documented aspects of Navajo religion and related ceremonial practices. As a traditional nádleehi person, he was both a ceremonial singer and master weaver. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on September 26, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Hosteen Klah Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

2. The Hosteen Klah Statue and Marker

The view of the Hosteen Klah Statue and Marker from the park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

3. The view of the Hosteen Klah Statue and Marker from the park

Closeup of Hosteen Klah Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

4. Closeup of Hosteen Klah Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.