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Pueblo Painted Gourd and Sand Painting Ornaments

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 100.00 USD
Pueblo Painted Gourd and Sand Painting Ornaments
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8 Pueblo Painted Gourd and Sand Painting Ornaments. Four of each. Sand painting ornaments measure 4''. Largest gourd measures 3.5''L. Tribal leaders create sand paintings for the purpose of healing, especially in the Navajo Tribe although the Hopi, Zuni, and Plains tribes also practice the art of sand painting integral to healing the sick. Most tribes use crushed stone, flowers, pollen and other natural items from the desert. Some sand paintings are also created as art. Gourds, which grow throughout much of the hemisphere, were a readily available raw material.