Native American rain dance

Rain Dancer – The Native American rain dance was most prevalent among tribes of the American Southwest, where protracted summer droughts threatened both food crops and survival. Performed in mid-to-late August by both men and women, participants wore ceremonial costumes reserved solely for this ritual. The men wore masks bearing a turquoise stripe from ear to ear, bands of red, yellow, and blue, and three white feathers above — while women wore their hair in a distinctive tribal wrap.