sand painting
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noun
the ceremonial practice among Navaho and Pueblo Indians of creating symbolic designs on a flat surface with varicolored sand.
the designs so made.
Origin of sand painting
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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Historical Examples of sand painting
Wolden especially mourned a Navajo sand-painting, which he compared to Goya.
Hunters Out of SpaceJoseph Everidge Kelleam
When you mentioned the sand-painting and the cave, you evidently gave them just the clues they needed.
Dan Carter and the Great Carved FaceMildred A. Wirt
sand painting
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