Rhoda Asenap

The admired elder Rhoda Asenap was the wife of Herman Asenap. She was the daughter of the well-known warrior Pahdopony and his wife Mamanetah. Rhoda's parents were a part of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker's Kwahada band.

With respect to their material culture, Rhoda shared that the decorative beadwork pieces were used on belts as well as for women's and men's clothing. She mentioned the designs of the pieces were medicine patterns. For instance, the motif could be of dragonflies. She also asserted that the beadwork was sewn on in little rows of five beads.

As moccasins consisted of the sole, the top, and the tongue, Rhoda declared that the beads were attached and sewn onto the moccasins in an angular or zigzag order.

Splendid picture of the beautiful young Comanche Margaret Pohaey Fischer, ca. 1890-1916. Margaret was the daughter of Comanche German captive Rudolph Asewaynah Fischer and Annie Kahchacha Fischer. Margaret was born in1895. The description reads "Studio photograph of Margaret Fischer wearing a buckskin dress." Photograph courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.