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The design represents a Pawnee tipi, and is painted by a Pawnee girl. The tipi is decorated with symbols of the buffalo, giver of life) the eagle, Tirawa’s bird; the sun; the ceremonial pipe; the dome of heaven; the rainbow; the moon-mother; the morning star; horse and corn, emblems of plenty; the eagle and the evening star.

The lettering is by Hinook Mahiwi Kilinaka (Angel De Cora). From the border, in the centre, hangs the star, an emblem of Pawnee religious thought.