The Native Woman Who Became A Chief — The Forgotten Story Of Woman Chief, The Warrior Who Led The Crow
They were public facts, announced at ceremonies, witnessed by others who could verify them, and attached to the specific names of the specific warriors who had performed them.
The war record of a successful Crow warrior was a public document, accumulated over years of verified deeds.
The devices on a warrior’s robe — the painted symbols and imagery that Denig noted were present on Woman Chief’s clothing — were a visual representation of this accumulated war record.
Each device corresponded to a specific deed, and the robe was a portable display of the warrior’s history.
Woman Chief’s robe carried these devices.