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Although the colors were reversed in this small sandpainting to fit in with the hatali’s songs, the usual symbolism as shown in other pictures is quite the opposite. The east is white, the south is blue, the west is yellow, and the north black; but the order of the songs to be sung determines the […]
Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under Navajo Mythology, Navajo Culture, Navajo Art.
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THE origin of sand-paintings, or dry-paintings as Washington Matthews calls them, is shrouded in the mists of the past. In 1880, a Mexican captive who had been reared among the Navajos said to Matthews:
‘The Indians make figures of all their devils, sir.’
It was this hint which led to the discovery of their drypaintings, unsuspected until […]
Posted: February 12th, 2008 under Navajo Culture, Navajo Art.
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This is a difficult subject on which to get information, as the medicine-men are very reluctant to explain, but the primary purpose of a sand-painting is to summon the spirits of the gods. If a sick man dreams more than once about seeing a snake or a bear or a Yeibitchai, he goes to a […]
Posted: February 11th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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TUBA CITY, Ariz., May 31, 2007
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t’s been in a box in Window Rock since the 2002 Olympics, awaiting a new destination.
Now it looks like the Explore Navajo Interactive Museum has found a home, right here in Navajoland.
The display introduced thousands of international tourists to the Navajo Nation while it was housed in a kiosk in […]
Posted: June 9th, 2007 under Navajo History, Navajo Culture, Navajo Nation, Navajo News.
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We will have around 200 plus rugs for auction. The price range will be from $30.00 for a 14 inch rug to around $1200.00 and up for our larger rugs like the photo above.
Friday June 15, 2007
The viewing of rugs starts at 4:00 pm and goes to 6:30. The auction starts at […]
Posted: June 8th, 2007 under Navajo Rugs.
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