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Navajo Sandpaintings Sandpaintings originated as part of a healing ceremony performed by a medicine man in the healing of an ailing member of the tribe. This is healing of a spiritual nature which also may incorporate herbs and plants of a medicinal nature. The sandpainting was done on the floor of the Hogan in natural colored sands. The ailing person was then placed on the sandpainting during the ceremony, as the belief was that this was the only place on earth where a person could be placed to be rid of the evil spirits that were in control of him - thus making him ill. The sandpainting was then destroyed after the ceremony. This was done before sundown. Today, sandpaintings are also painted on pressed board as Navajo craft. They may depict single sacred figures, plants, etc. or depict an actual ceremonial sandpainted image.

 

Corn Pollen Sammy Myerson $450 image 25 1/2'' x 15 1/4'' ENLARGE MULTIPLE PHOTOS	Corn Maidens Sandpainting Sammy Myerson $395 19 '' tall x 21'' wide, framed ENLARGE MULTIPLE PHOTOS	Carved "SandPainting" Thomas Begay $495 21'' high x 32'' wide ENLARGE
Round Carved Sandpaintings Thomas Begay $36 to $120 3 1/2'' dia to 9 1/2'' dia. ENLARGE	Carved Navajo Sandpaintings Thomas Begay $55 to $120 6'' x 6'' to 12 1/2'' x 7 1/2'' Square ENLARGE

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