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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.
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Origin of sand painting
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Words nearby sand painting
S&M, sandman, sand martin, sand myrtle, Sandor, sand painting, sandpaper, sandpapery, sand pear, sand perch, sand pile
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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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