The sandpainting you see originates 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 sandpainting is rubbed over certain parts of the patient’s body. When the ceremony is over, the sand painting is destroyed, taking the illness with it.

Modern sand paintings are very detailed and colorful. The designs carry special meanings and subjects familiar to the Navajo people. The colored sand comes from sources such as colored rocks, roots, flowers, sand, bark, ashes, and cactus.

This amazing and complex Navajo symbol of healing has been broadened into a unique art from to be appreciated by many.

Size: Approx. 5.5"x5.5"

*Handmade in the USA by Navajo Artist. Natural Variations may occur.