Red Indian Rain Dance

Native American Rain Dance
© Sanjeev Nandan
Acrylic on canvas : Original concept and painting
  16 in width x 20 in height
Date: July 2012

Many Native Americans still perform the ritual today, and it can be seen on several reservations in the United States. Men and women gathered together for a rain dance and wore special headdresses and clothing. The jewels used in the clothing, such as turquoise, had special significance, as well as the patterns on the clothing and the use of goat hair in the headdresses.