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Navajo Sand Paintings

Sand painting is the art of pouring colored sands, minerals or powdered pigments onto a surface to make a painting. Navajo sand paintings are considered some of the finest in the world. There are two very distinct and very different forms of Navajo Sand Paintings. First is the traditional "sacred" sand paintings, performed by a Medicine Man, as part of a healing ceremony. It is believed that the sand painting acts like a portal for spirits to come and go. Once the ritual is completed, the sand painting is then considered to be poisonous, since the illness has been absorbed into it. For that reason they are all destroyed. Medicine men will seldom allow outsiders to view a healing ceremony, or to see these sacred sand paintings for many reasons.

The second form of Navajo sand paintings is the one often seen today. Since many outsiders wished to see these fantastic works of sand art, medicine men began creating them for exhibitions. However, to create an authentic sand painting solely for viewing purposes is considered a profane act. So the Navajo sand paintings seen today in museums, shops and galleries all contain purposeful errors, as the real sand paintings are considered sacred.

The Navajo have a special talent for creating beautiful sand paintings. Each genuine Navajo sand painting is a one of a kind creation. Authentic Navajo sand paintings are popular and highly sought after as Native American art collectibles.

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