From Edward Curtis’ Field Notes:

“In the Apsaroke is seen the highest development of the primitive American hunter and warrior. Physically these people were among the finest specimens of their race. They clothed themselves better and dwelt in larger and finer lodges than did their neighbors, and decked their horses in trappings so gorgeous so as to arouse the wonder of all early explorers.” – Edward S. Curtis

The North American Indian, Volume 04, The Apsaroke, or Crows, 1909. Plate Frontispiece.