Authentic Navajo Sand Painting Symbol of Healing Sand Art 7” Square Western VTG

Authentic Navajo Sand Painting Symbol of Healing Sand Art 7” Square Western Marked as Authentic Vintage Purpose: Navajo sand paintings are primarily created as part of sacred healing ceremonies to restore balance and harmony, with figures representing elements of Navajo mythology and serving as a pathway for the mutual exchange of illness and healing power from the Holy People. Creation: These paintings are made by shamans or healers who carefully trickle colored sand, crushed minerals, charcoal, pollen, or other dry materials onto a smoothed sand background to form symbolic images.