23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Navajo Women Rest in the Hogan During a Maturation Ceremony

Two Navajo (Diné) women rest in the family hogan - one against the wall, and one in the doorway - during a kinaaldá, or maturation ceremony for a girl, which lasts nearly a week and begins each day before the sun rises.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Copyright: © Christopher Carpenter