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7. Two mounted Indians confront each other. The Plateau man on
the left rides a black horse with white nose and white stockings. Instead
of a bridle, he governs his steed with a noose around its neck--an improvisation
that suggests haste. His hair hangs freely down his back; he wears a green
shirt and brown leggings, the latter apparently of buckskin. His carefully
drawn features suggest a portrait. His opponent, on a brown pony with
its tail tied up, wears a green shirt and breechcloth, together with a
warbonnet with pendant tail. Reins in hand, he discharges his gun at the
other rider. Since the latter shows no wound, he apparently has escaped
the encounter without serious injury, perhaps because of the protection
of his sacred Power.
Next: The Lancer
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