Warrior-artists illustrate from memory, narrating each scene in first-person perspective. This ledger drawing depicts a battle between the Arapaho artist, identified as Fool Dog in the transcription, and an enemy warrior identified as Ute. The Ute warrior is wearing black leggings, a black breechcloth, and a buckskin shirt. He carries a wooden lance, which is seen striking Fool Dog’s shield. His hair is shaved on both sides and cropped short at the nape of his neck.Both warriors are running toward each other, postured to deliver simultaneous blows. Fool Dog’s rawhide shield blocks the Ute warrior’s strike. The shield is trimmed in red, fourteen eagle feathers fastened to the lower half. Fool Dog’s lance pierces the Ute warrior’s left arm. His lance is painted blue, and an ermine hide is tied above the grip. The lance has a forked end, with two eagle feathers tied to both tips. Fool Dog is seen vividly painted from head to toe in yellow war paint, his torso and jawline painted with red lines. His long hair, shaved at the temples, is tied with red binding over the left shoulder, where it extends openly. Fool Dog’s breechcloth is constructed from two panels of red and black wool. His sprinting horse has been painted with repeated red markings, and its tail has been braided and bound with red wool, with six eagle tail feathers fastened.Bernstein, Bruce, Hillary C. Olcott, Christina Hellmich, Deana Dartt, and Jill D'Alessandro, eds., Native American Art from the Thomas W. Weisel Family Collection (New York: Delmonico Books, 2023), p. 310, entry by Jordan Poorman Cocker, Kiowa and Tongan curator.