An Apache girl is painted with sacred clay and corn meal during her Sunrise Dance the San Carlos Indian Reservation Arizona USA
An Apache girl is painted white with sacred clay and corn meal during her Sunrise Dance a first menstruation rite the San Carlos Indian Reservation Arizona USA The painting of the girl is both a blessing and an enactment of certain parts of the Apache creation myth 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
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