sandpainting

noun

sand·paint·ing ˈsan(d)-ˌpān-tiŋ

: a ceremonial design (as of the Navajo Indians) made usually of colored sands on a flat surface

also : the art of creating such designs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The practice of sandpainting was not intended to make art objects, but as key parts of healing rituals. —

Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2020

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