Highly conventionalized ceremonial designs in a limited number of colors, composed of sand and other natural materials such as minerals or pollen. They are created or used in relgious rituals by various groups, including Navajo, Pueblo, and Zuni in North America, Australian Aborigines, and Tibetans, Japanese, and Hindus.
AAT
3000262832
altar, sand
altars, sand
dry painting
dry paintings
earth picture
earth pictures
ground painting
ground paintings
mosaic, sand
mosaics, sand
painting, dry
painting, ground
painting, sand
paintings, dry
paintings, ground
paintings, sand
picture, earth
pictures, earth
sand altar
sand altars
sand mosaic
sand mosaics
sand-painting
sandpainting
sandpaintings
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