| Title |
Navajo men sand painting [1] |
| Subject |
Indians of North America; Photographs; Sandpaintings; Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Dwellings; Sandpaintings--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Sand Painting; Navajo Indians--Social life and customs--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Rites and ceremonies--Photographs; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
Diné culture; Native Americans |
| Publisher |
Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| File Name |
P0092n02_10_292.tif |
| Tribe |
Navajo Nation |
| Collection Name |
J. H. McGibbeny |
| Language |
eng |
| Description |
Color photograph of Sand Painting. Many healing ceremonies involve the making of one or more sand paintings. Colored rocks and charcoal are ground to a fine powder with grinding stones. The sand is slipped between the thumb and forefinger by the medicine man or his assistants to portray the yeis and other symbolic figures according to the ancient traditions" Two men work on a sand painting and it appears they are outside rather than inside a hogan |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Rights |
 |
| Conversion Specifications |
Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 2000 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6t180vj |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Creator |
McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1891-1970 |
| Date |
1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Navajo Indian Reservation; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
388277 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t180vj |
