AN ORIGINAL 1974 R. JOHNSON EAGLE SPIRIT DANCER KACHINA SAND PAINTING The image is a framed sand painting depicting a Kachina figure, specifically an Eagle Dancer. This type of art is a traditional form of Native American art, particularly associated with the Navajo and Hopi tribes. Sand paintings are created using colored sands and other natural materials. Kachina figures represent spiritual beings in the Pueblo cultures of the American Southwest. The Eagle Dancer is a specific type of Kachina, often depicted with eagle-like features, such as wings and a beak-like mask. Sand paintings, also called dry paintings, are called ?places where the gods come and go? in the Navajo language. They are used in curing ceremonies in which the gods? help is requested for harvests and healing. The figures in sand paintings are symbolic representations of a story in Navajo mythology. They depict objects like the sacred mountains where the gods live, or legendary visions, or they illustrate dances or chants performed in rituals. ITEM IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS DISPLAYED ON THE PHOTO GALLERY. FRAME MEASURES 25 BY 19 INCHES.