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.
Nearby words
sand lily, sand lizard, sand lovegrass, sand martin, sand myrtle, sand painting, sand pear, sand perch, sand pile, sand rat, sand shark
Origin of sand painting
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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Examples from the Web for sand painting
Wolden especially mourned a Navajo sand-painting, which he compared to Goya.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge KelleamWhen you mentioned the sand-painting and the cave, you evidently gave them just the clues they needed.
Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face|Mildred A. Wirt
British Dictionary definitions for sand painting
sand painting
noun
a type of painting done by American Indians, esp in the healing ceremonies of the Navaho, using fine coloured sand on a neutral ground
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