Navajo Sandpainting by Glen Nez - Sun Design - 6D02K Feather Material: Jet

Material: Jet

Erick Begay is a master silversmith and goldsmith with more than 37 years experience

Dimensions: Size 8-1/2

and these influences emerge as a completely new aspect of culture

The mask is traditionally painted in black and white and the eyebrows suggest she is ready for trickery

Navajo Sandpainting by Glen Nez - Sun Design - 6D02K Feather Material: JetAccording to the Navajo religion, the Universe is a very delicately balanced thing. If this balance is upset, some disaster usually an illness will follow. To restore the balance and harmony means performing one of the many Navajo chants or ways. These complex ceremonies involve the use of herbs, prayers, songs and sandpaintings. The sandpainting is done in a careful and sacred manner, according to the ancient knowledge of the art. As the patient is