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Photographer: TRCP Alliance
Taken: June 16, 2011
Caption: The Defending Red Sticks.
Additional Description: Creek warriors fighting against the United States were called Red Sticks because they painted their war clubs red, a color symbolizing war. Traditionally, Creek men painted their faces, arms, and chests black or red before going into battle.
Submitted: August 30, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p170047
File Size: 0.539 Megabytes

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