Navajo shops Sandpainting

Product Name: Navajo shops Sandpainting
Authentic Navajo Sandpainting called "2 ways hunchback" and a shops signature. Searches say this was made by Dobey. What is the significance of a navajo sandpainting? They originate from Navajo healing ceremonies. The medicine man builds a sandpainting and places the patient in the middle of it. To aid in the healing process, sand from the painting is rubbed over certain parts of the patients body. When the ceremony is over, the sandpainting is destroyed, thereby destroying the illness. 9 inches tall 6 inches wide. Beautiful light blue paint. Frame has minor scratches, see picture for reference. Painting, paint, sacred, heal, shaman, native, cherokee, texture, sand, handmade, hand, unique, original, home, house, man, woman, wall, hang, black, tan, lady, feathers, green, white, hunch, fantasy, brown, mystic, magic, practice, painting, American, collect, native american, Indian, western, west, collection, baby, unique, historical, historic, history.