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sandpaintingType of art practiced among the Navajo and Pueblo Indians and among Tibetan Buddhists. Sandpaintings are stylized, symbolic pictures (in Tibet, mandalas) prepared by trickling small quantities of crushed, coloured sandstone, charcoal, or pollen on a background of clean smoothed sand. The pictures may include representations of deities, cosmic worlds, animals, lightning, rainbows, plants, and other symbols described in chants that accompany various religious and healing rites. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The construction of a sand painting begins with the monks tracing the mandala to a degree of detail and specificity that is surprising to many who view the construction. With them she studied landscape, sand painting of pictographs and petroglyphs as well as portraiture. Making words for sale is one of my crafts - why should a person who makes for instance boomerangs or sand paintings not be able to sell his labour in exactly the same way? |
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