sand painting

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Definition of sand painting in English English dictionary

a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background

Related Terms

sandpainting

Type of art practiced among the Navajo and Pueblo Indians and among Tibetan Buddhists. Sandpaintings are stylized, symbolic pictures (in Tibet, mandalas) prepared by trickling small quantities of crushed, coloured sandstone, charcoal, or pollen on a background of clean smoothed sand. The pictures may include representations of deities, cosmic worlds, animals, lightning, rainbows, plants, and other symbols described in chants that accompany various religious and healing rites

Hyphenation

sand paint·ing

Turkish pronunciation

sänd peyntîng

Pronunciation

/ˈsand ˈpāntəɴɢ/ /ˈsænd ˈpeɪntɪŋ/