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Max Rothkopf, Andrew Ammann, Callum Flaherty, Christian Cullen

Apache Mountain Spirit Dance

The Legend

Cultural Background

  • There were representatives of mountain people that appeared among the Apache Indian people.
  • These people appeared in masks, and they are called the Crown Dancers.
  • The Apache told many stories that mountain spirits would come and protect and cure them from illness.

Clown Dancer and Crown Dancers

  • During this ritual, it's a four day ritual of a girl's transition into womanhood.
  • The dance that the Crown Dancers perform is called the Gaan.
  • Crown dancers wear a mask during this ritual and they are known as masked dancers and Clown is referred to as "Gray One" or "Long Nose"

White Painted Woman

  • White Painted women is the model of heroic and the most virtuous women.
  • The girl is supposed to represent her in this ritual.

Shell

Vessel for the girl in the puberty rite

Representative of White Face Painted Woman

Design of the Space

The Four Pillars

Four pillars represent the four mountains

Topic

Origin and Beliefs

  • Protection was a necessity
  • What was the motive?
  • Connection with the spirits

Orientation of the Dance

Four Mountain Spirit Dancers (Crown Dancers)

Participants in the Dance

  • Can represent more than mountain spirits
  • Dancers are differentiated by crown size
  • Wear black with black body paint
  • have reeds used as communication

The Clown (Messenger)

  • Wears white and has white body paint
  • Scares off evil spirits that act on the ill
  • Heal the sick by causing laughter
  • Starts ceremony by blowing bull roarer
  • Shares messages between dancers and audience
  • Scares children into behaving
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