Crown dancers appear at the night ceremony during this Apache girl's puberty ceremony. Due to the importance of this ceremony, I cannot allow this photograph to appear on certain items, such as T-shirts and coasters. I hope you can understand my concern that the photograph not be used in a disrespectful manner.
Crown Dancers are mountain spirits who taught the Apache People the proper way to live. They appear during the girl's puberty ceremony. They should be given great respect. I thought long and hard before making this photograph available. However, it is such a powerful image that I wanted to share it with people.
Crown Dancers are mountain spirits who taught the Apache People the proper way to live. They appear during the girl's puberty ceremony. They should be given great respect. I thought long and hard before making this photograph available. However, it is such a powerful image that I wanted to share it with people.