<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sand painting</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sand paintings</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>painting techniques by medium</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>painting, sand</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sand-painting</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sandpainting</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The making of a design 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. The works may be unfixed or fixed. ]]></note></mads>