A Navajo in a Nayenezgani Ceremonial Garment
The Navajo believed that the Nayenezgani, which roughly translates to slayer of alien gods, kept the tribe safe from evil spirits. According to the legend, the Nayenezgani works alongside his twin, Tobadzischini, to locate and turn these malevolent forces into stone. And to this day, the tribespeople wear the masks of Nayenezgani in their ceremony. This particular Navajo was photographed wearing the Nayenezgani ceremonial garment in 1903.