Navajo Sandpainting by Marlene Doby - Sun and Corn Design - 6D01Q Feather Hallmark/Signature: D

Hallmark/Signature: D

Weight (in grams): 66

(Faux) Bear Claw

Mary Tafoya's artistic style is a contemporary version of the traditional mosaic inlay style seen in the early 1900s

central elements in Navajo ceremonies and beliefs

Navajo Sandpainting by Marlene Doby - Sun and Corn Design - 6D01Q Feather Hallmark/Signature: DAccording 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