Navajo Sandpainting by Sampson McDonald 6 by 6 inches

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Navajo Sandpainting Male and Female humpback Yei's with corn plant 6 by 6 inches Created and signed by Sampson McDonald from Newcomb NM The humpback Yei is a super natural being and a seed carrier. The hump is a deer skin bag painted black.The white stripes indicate the contents of the seed corn plant used in the center of this sand painting it is one of the sacred plants used in the Navajo way of life. It is a traditional sand painting made if natural colored sands.Navajo people belive that the universe to be delicately balanced. Only man can upset it, causing disaster or illness. when this happens, a medicine man must restore the natural balance. Balance is restored in the universe by healing the offender with chants, herbs, prayers, songs and sand paintings. Navajo sandpainting In the sandpainting of southwestern Native Americans (the most famous of which are the Navajo), the Medicine Man (or Hatalii) paints loosely upon the ground of a hogan, w the ceremony takes place, or on a buckskin or cloth tarp, by letting the colored sands flow through his fingers with control and skill. T at least 600 to 1000 different sandpaintings that are recognized among the Navajos. They are not viewed as static objects, but as living things that should be treated with great respect. T may be more than thirty different sandpaintings associated with read more

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