earth and sky, unrecorded Diné artist

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unrecorded Diné artist, earth and sky
unrecorded Diné artist, earth and sky
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
earth and sky
late 1800s–1980
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, artist
earth and sky, late 1800s–1980
Where object was made: Southwestern United States
Material/technique: sand; wood
Credit line: Gift of Ann and Britt Brown, Blackbear Bosin Collection
Accession number: 2007.5826
Not on display
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Exhibition label:
"Blackbear Bosin: artist and collector." Apr-2001, Sara Summers
This sandpainting is commonly called Earth and Sky. The Sky, oriented toward the north usually has the Mily Way on the chest, while the Earth, oriented towards the south generally has crops such as corn, beans, squash, and tobacco on its chest. Surrounding the Earth and Sky is a rainbow guardian opened to the east for the exchange of good and evil with the world outside. A bat and the "suns' tobacco pouch" are also considered guardians.