5586 x 3698 px | 47,3 x 31,3 cm | 18,6 x 12,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
20. Juni 2004
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An Apache girl and her godfather dance inside a ceremonial tepee while mountain spirits gaan or crown dancers dance around it during a Sunrise Dance held on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation Arizona USA The Sunrise Dance the first menstruation rite of an Apache girl is held during the summer within one year after the girl has had her first menstruation and lasts for four days The ceremony is an enactment of the Apache creation myth and during the rites the girl becomes Changing Woman a mythical female figure and comes into possession of her healing powers The rites are supposed to prepare the girl for adulthood and to give her a long and healthy life without material wants
