sand paintings (visual works)

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Scope note
Designs created by pouring colored sands, powdered pigments from minerals or crystals, or pigments from other natural or synthetic sources onto a surface to make a fixed or unfixed image. They are often made on the ground or the floor rather than on a separate support. Unfixed sand paintings are created or used in religious and healing rituals by various groups, including Navajo, Pueblo, and Zuni in North America, Australian Aborigines, Tibetans, Japanese, and Hindus in various nations. Sand paintings may be fixed, often with works of relatively small size for sale to the tourist trade.
sand paintings
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024