A Native American jingle dancer watches the dance competitions during the annual Cherokee Pow Wow in Cherokee, North Carolina

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A Native American woman in a jingle dress observes the Pow Wow during a dance break. Her indigo colored dress is decorated with conical metal ornaments that jingle when she walks or dances. The jingles are tradtionally made from the lids of snuff cans but now can be bought commercially.

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Size: 2831px × 4256px
Location: Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, North Carolina
Photo credit: © Running Whirlwind / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: american, beads, beadwork, carolina, cherokee, competition, costume, dance, dancer, indian, indigenous, jingle, native, north, pow, regalia, reservation, woman, wow