Navajo Sandpainting by Michael Watchman - Yei Bi Chei and Pottery - 6D01R Leather long (inside strand) 30" (outside

long (inside strand) 30" (outside strand)

Olive Shell

Hallmark/Signature: MP

Ringband is 3/8" wide

Hallmark/Signature: Bighand

Navajo Sandpainting by Michael Watchman - Yei Bi Chei and Pottery - 6D01R Leather long (inside strand) 30" (outsideAccording to the Navajo religion, the Universe is a very delicately balanced thing. If this balance is upset, some disaster usually an illness will follow. To restore the balance and harmony means performing one of the many Navajo chants or ways. These complex ceremonies involve the use of herbs, prayers, songs and sandpaintings. The sandpainting is done in a careful and sacred manner, according to the ancient knowledge of the art. As the patient is