Navajo Sandpainting

Item Details

A Navajo sandpainting. The work features an unmasked dancer holding pipes in each of his hands. . Navajo Sandpaintings, also called dry paintings, are called ‘places where the gods come and go’ in the Navajo language. They are used in curing ceremonies in which the gods’ help is requested for harvests and healing. The figures in sand paintings are symbolic representations of a story in Navajo mythology. They depict objects like the sacred mountains where the gods live, or legendary visions, or they illustrate dances or chants performed in rituals.

Condition

some spots to the top, damage to the front from a nail

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Item #

14CIN346-211