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plate #78, a combat scene featuring the exploits of Two Arrows, who is denoted by the double arrow name glyph
image depicts Two Arrows riding a palomino with four stockings and a wide blaze; his tail is tied in a knot and is adorned with a German silver bridle; Two Arrows wears a capote, trade wool leggings, and breechcloth; he holds a shield painted with a blue buffalo head framed with eagle feathers. In this image, Two Arrows is shown confronting a Pawnee warrior, who has his bow drawn and is dressed only in a breechcloth and black moccasins (further identifying the man as Pawnee)
This shield is also illustrated on plate #38 of the same ledger, in the hands of another Arapaho warrior named Sitting Bull (not to be confused with the famed Hunkpapa leader).
(page) 12-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches; (frame) 19-5/8 inches x 14-7/8 inches
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The Edwards Ledger Drawings: Folk Art by Arapaho Warriors. (Schorsch 1990: plate 78)
For more information see: The Edwards Ledger Drawings: Folk Art by Arapaho Warriors (Schorsch 1990: pg. xi)