The Vintage Blog — Southwest Art
A. Begay Navajo (Diné) Framed Sand Painting
Posted by Wayne & Linda Henrich on
This vibrant and beautiful sand painting was done on the usual piece of pressed wood. The various components of the painting are:
Upper Left: Turquoise set in silver, like a squash blossom necklace or belt buckle
Upper left: Two human figures at the edge of a mesa
Central: A Navajo pot, flanked by two black silhouettes of yucca plants, on desert sands
At the top: White clouds
Upper Left: Turquoise set in silver, like a squash blossom necklace or belt buckle
Upper left: Two human figures at the edge of a mesa
Central: A Navajo pot, flanked by two black silhouettes of yucca plants, on desert sands
At the top: White clouds