NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO SAND PAINTING BIRD MAN BALL ORNAMENT BY DARLENE JOHNSON

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Native American Navajo bird Man Sand Painting Ornament By Darlene Johnson
From Western New Mexico
Many Navajo Sandpainting Artists Have Begun To Incorporate Their Artwork Into Other For  ms. These Christmas Ornaments Are Created Using The Same Traditional Techniques Used For Ceremonial Sandpainting. The Symbols Used Are Adaptations Of The Same Native American Symbols Used In Traditional Sand Art. The Sand Art Is Applied To A Glass Christmas Ball Ornament.
Navajo People Believe The Universe To Be Delicately Balanced. Only Man Can Upset It, Causing Disaster And/Or Illness. When This Happens, A Medicine Mane Must Restore The Natural Balance. Balance Is Restored In The Universe By Healing The Offender With Chants, Herbs, Prayers, Songs, And Sand Paintings.
The Sand Paintings Are Made Mainly Out Of Naturally Colored Sand, That Comes From Crushed Rocks. Each Color Represents A Direction And A Time Of Day; Blue- South And Midday Sky, Black-North And Night, Yellow-West And Evening Twilight, White-East And Dawn.
This Is A Fantastic Christmas Ball Ornament With Sand Painting Of A Bird Man
The Bird Man Is A Supernatural Deity Who Resided In The Upperworld With The Spirits Of The Sun, Moon And Stars.  The Bird Man Represented The Upperworld, Order, And Light And Bird Man Dancers Perform In Ceremonies Supplicating The Spirits Of The Upperworld.
Hand Made By Navajo Artist, Darlene Johnson
Measures Approx. 3  1/4″ Tall X 2  1/2″ Wide
Native American Art
z2018
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