The Navajo Indian man in this photograph is wearing the costume of Tonenili, the God of Water, for a ceremony called the night…
The Navajo Indian man in this photograph is wearing the costume of Tonenili, the God of Water, for a ceremony called the night chant or Yebichai. His costume is made of spruce tree branches and a mark. This photograph was taken about 1904.
Edward S. Curtis, photographer