Navajo Sandpainting by Darlene Thomas - Yei Bi Chei design 6D01H Feather These beads are machine formed

These beads are machine formed and soldered

Feather symbol

Size: 27 x 27 inches

The overlay process is where the design is cut out of a sheet of silver and soldered to another sheet

Navajo Sandpainting by Darlene Thomas - Yei Bi Chei design 6D01H Feather These beads are machine formedAccording 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