This painting is a very realistic perspective of Plains and Plateau living among a village. Each horse has a painted marking on it to show ownership, just like they would have had in real life. The mountains in the background show that horses were used by more than just the tribes of the American Plains. The one thing about this painting that seems odd to me is that the tipis have no symbols or designs on them that would depict accomplishments of the dwellers inside them. Other than that, the painting is very realistic compared to the traditional depictions of life made by Native Americans during the 19th century.
among Kiowas only 20% of tipis were painted using special dreams or designs passed on from father to son....northern tribes had a slightly higher number of painted lodges
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