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IMAGE BACKSTORY: The Ga’an (Crown Dancer) bless the maidens in an ancient and sacred tradition that is a major component of a young girl's coming of age ceremony. The Apache believe that the dance was taught by Usen, the creator, to the Ga’an, the Crown Dancers. These mountain spirits dance for healing and to promote harmony. Coming of Age Ceremony at the Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico. ©Jan Butchofsky.

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 12” x 12” on 16” x 20” paper | Edition of 3 at 24” x 24” on 30” x 40” paper.

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Crown Dancers bless the maidens in dance during the Coming of Age Ceremony at the Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico. ©Jan Butchofsky.

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[New 2026] Edition of 5 at 28” x 28” on 30” x 40” paper | Edition of 10 at 12” x 12” on 16” x 20” paper. | Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom-crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on archival paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Mescalero maiden Malia Enjady is silhouetted by the campfire during the Coming of Age Ceremony at the Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky.

PRINT RUN: (NEW MAY 2026) Edition of 5 at 28” x 28” on 30” x 40” paper | Edition of 15 at 3 ”x 8” on 11” x 14” paper | Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: The Crown Dancers bless the maiden before the first dance during the Coming of age Ceremony at the Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico. ©Jan Butchofsky.

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Mescalero Apache maiden Malia Enjady runs four times on day one and day four of her puberty rites ceremony as a show of strength and endurance. On her final run, she runs into her future as a strong woman. ©Jan Butchofsky.

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Mescalero Apache maiden, Malia Enjady runs four times each day as part of her puberty rites during the Coming of Age Ceremony as a show of strength and endurance. ©Jan Butchofsky.

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: The maiden is a blur of beads and fringe as she dances during the Coming of Age Ceremony, a sacred tribal tradition, among the Mescalero Apache tribe in New Mexico. @Jan Butchofsky.

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 on 5” x 5” on 11” x 14” paper.

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: On the final night of the ceremony, the bonfire is ablaze. The cadence of the drums and Apache songs drift through the valley. At midnight, the maiden, her attendants, medicine men, and women enter the big teepee. The maiden will dance all night beneath the starlight sky and emerge a strong woman.  ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY: The women of the tribe dance in support of the maiden during the Coming Age Ceremony on the Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Maiden dances with crown dancers during the Coming of Age Ceremony on the Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

Limited Edition

IMAGE BACKSTORY:When the sun sets each night the bonfire is lit, the community gathers and the men sing and drum Apache songs. As the Crown Dancers circle the fire the sparks fly high into the starlit sky. Women and girls drape their camp dresses with tasseled shawls and form long lines extending the fire circle, in a gentle swaying dance to the cadence of the drums, rattles, and song. ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 3 available at 30” x 48”. Larger print size available upon request.

DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Portrait of Malia Enjady with ceremonial teepee during her Coming of Age Ceremony on Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11”x14” | Edition of 5 at 16”x20” | Edition of 3 at 30”x40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Portrait of Ashlee Belin with a ceremonial basket during her Coming of Age Ceremony on Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11”x14” | Edition of 5 at 16”x20” | Edition of 3 at 30”x40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Mescalero Maiden Malia Enjady is inducted into the community as a woman during her Coming of Age Ceremony on Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at “16 x 20” | Edition of 3 at “30 x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

IMAGE BACKSTORY: Mescalero Maiden Ashlee Belin is inducted into the community as a woman during her Coming of Age Ceremony on Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20” | Edition of 3 at 30” x 40”

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

IMAGE BACKSTORY: The maiden is blessed by the Medicine Man with her elders and Medicine Woman in support during her Coming of Age Ceremony on the Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 10 at 11” x 14” | Edition of 5 at 16” x 20”.

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.

IMAGE BACKSTORY: The maiden and her family raise the teepee camp as part of the Coming of Age Ceremony on Mescalero Apache tribal lands in southern New Mexico ©Jan Butchofsky

PRINT RUN: Edition of 5 at 12” x 12” image printed on 16” x 20” paper | Edition of 3 at 24” x 24” image printed on 28” x 29” paper.

PRINT DETAILS: Each limited edition print is custom crafted by master printer Mark Berndt and printed on Epson Hot Press Natural paper.