FREE SHIPPING PROVIDED WITHIN THE USA ONLY, BUT I WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE AT BUYERS EXPENSE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION A RARE NAVAJO SAND PAINTING BY JOHN L. BEGAY CROWNPOINT, NEW MEXICO TITLED : "SUN EAGLE" ORIGINAL VINTAGE SAND PAINTING THIS IS A ORIGINAL SAND PAINTING THE SAND ART DEPICTS THE HISTORY OF NAVAJO NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN FOLKLORE ART BY THIS ARTIST. SIGNED JOHN L. BEGAY ON THE BACK. MEASURES 16" X 16" INCHES Sand paintings, also called dry paintings, are called ?places where the gods come and go? in the Navajo language. They are used in curing ceremonies in which the gods? help is requested for harvests and healing. The figures in sand paintings are symbolic representations of a story in Navajo mythology. They depict objects like the sacred mountains where the gods live, or legendary visions, or they illustrate dances or chants performed in rituals. SAND PAINTING HAS THE ARTIST INFORMATION ON BACK. ORIGINAL SOURCE OF PURCHASE. ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION AS DISPLAYED ON THE PHOTO GALLERY