In the lives of the American Indians, horses played a very important part, sure and rapid means to transport, they also simplified the task of hunting. It is only natural, then, that these Taos Indians should have a ceremonial dance in which the participants decorate themselves with horsetails. An Indian, from the Taos Pueblo, in Northern New Mexico, who took part in the Indian ceremonial dances, at Gallop, New Mexico, on September 18, 1937. (Photo by AP Photo)
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