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Talking God 5

This is a Navajo Indian Sandpainting of the Soft Talker. Made during the eight days, and nine nights curative ceremony called the "Night Way" chant.

His head dress consist of eight eagle tail feathers, and six owl plumes.

The wrist bands, knee garters, sash, and arm streamers are of the rainbows.

His feet are of the black clouds with red streaks of the sunset rays.

He carries a tree squirrel skin bag, on a rainbow twine for corn meal offering.

This painting is all hand done, out of pulverized natural colored sand stones, silicon, and mineral rocks.

By: Grey Squirrel (Fred Stevens, Jr.), Navajo Indian Sandpainter and Medicine Man

Unique identification points of this Soft Talker:
1. Gray Face
2. Squirrel bag
3. Kilt with dots and Bars
4. Straight body

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All information and photographs courtesy of Nizhoni Cards. For more sandpainting information, please visit our web page.

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