CEREMONIAL GATHERINGS OF THE NAVAHO 



Annual dances are the great social occasions of Indian life. From miles around participants and 

 spectators gather for these ceremonies, which sometimes extend over two or three weeks. The dance 

 costume in the Navaho country is along fairly definite lines, but some latitude is allowed in the way 

 of kilts, which are usually made of variously colored velvet ornamented according to the wearer's fancy 



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