"Oh, what a stinning picture those Indians make, as once more we fix our gaze upon them.. Savage wars was never more beautiful than in these. On they coma, their swift, agile ponies springing down the winding ravine, the rising sun gleaming on trading war. bonnet end silver armlet, necklace gorget; on brilliant, painted shield , on naked body and beardless face stained most vivid vermilion. On they come, lance and rifle, pennon end feather, glistening in the morning light: the riders swaying in with grace and their peerless horsemanship. Nearer, and we can mark the very ornament upon their leaders shield... on they come, savages, hungry-eyed, merciless.."

From Capt. Charles King's Campaigning With Cook

Indian Warrior Painting Guide (very slow: 137K)

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