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Dixon Palmer, Kiowa artist from Oklahoma, passes on at age 90





Dixon Palmer, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, died on Thursday. He was 90.

Palmer was an artist, dancer and tepee maker. His tepee work was featured in the Southern Plains Indian Museum and at the Smithsonian Institution.

Palmer was a leader of the Black Leggings Warrior Society, spokesperson Patrick Redbird told The Oklahoman.

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