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Social interaction and learning in the spread of Navajo commercial sandpaintingsessay 1982 • Parezo, Nancy J.
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This article discusses a form of ethnic art known as commercial sandpainting, a stylistic modification of the traditional sacred Navajo sandpainting, but made specifically for the Anglo-American trade. The training of the artist in the technical skil...Navajo sandpaintingsarticle 1982 • Parezo, Nancy J.
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
In this article, Parezo studies Navajo sandpainters, based on interviews with 77 contemporary painters and partial information on an additional 226 painters. Sandpaintings are a sacred art form which serve as temporary altars in ceremonials and are e...