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The sign for the Eastern star, i.e. the planet Venus  , as the Morning star. It is quite common among the tribal peoples in Africa and the Americas, and drawn both with and without a surrounding circle. For its historical background and origins, see  in Group 27 and  in Group 29. This particular version was found on a photograph of the Apache chief Geronimo, who lived during the nineteenth century. The sign was on his headgear.
Compare with  found on the headgear of the cruel Vlad, Count Dracula, on a fifteenth-century painting. In both cases the star associates to in its role as a war divinity. Note that in the United States a very similar ideogram has been used on fighter jets and tanks.
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