Navajo signed sand painting. Spiritual kachina buy dancer sandpainting.
- 12" X 12"
- have to put your own hooks to hang
-not framed
Native American sandpainting. There are 600 to 1,000 different traditional designs for sandpaintings known to the Navajo. They do not view the paintings as static objects, but as spiritual, living beings to be treated with great respect. More than 30 different sandpaintings may be associated with one ceremony.
Pueblo kachinas were the original dolls and Hopi kachinas were carved of cottonwood roots. Navajo kachinas are produced with harder woods, the pieces are mass produced and hand-painted, adorned with beautiful outfits often made with rabbit fur, beads and feathers and elaborate masks. Called ‘Tasapkachina' the Navajo kachinas are highly collectible.
Kachinas were originally thought to be spirits who worked among the tribes to teach life skills. The dolls were used to teach Native American children about the beliefs of the tribe. The Navajo kachinas have been fashioned after the Hopi kachinas and many carry specific functions in the ceremonial dances.
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Product code: Native Art, Navajo buy Sandpainting, Spiritual Painting, New Mexico Art