Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant

Article number 10174461

This classic of ethnology reproduces 35 full-color sandpaintings from the Navajo Shooting Chant, one of the most complex and sacred healing ceremonies in Navajo tradition. The book provides detailed descriptions of the rites, symbolic elements, and mythological context, offering a rare and respectful insight into Navajo spiritual and artistic practices. It remains a foundational work in the study of Native American religious art.

Mark of ownership. Reprint of the 1937 edition originally published by J.J. Augustin