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Navajo

Navajo . Sand Paintings & Balance. Navajo Indians. Largest tribe located in Southwest Followed and learned from the Pueblo Used sheep for food and clothing Lived in Hogans built from wooden poles, tree bark, and mud Reservation currently located in Arizona- 140,000 people.

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Navajo

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  1. Navajo Sand Paintings & Balance

  2. Navajo Indians • Largest tribe located in Southwest • Followed and learned from the Pueblo • Used sheep for food and clothing • Lived in Hogans built from wooden poles, tree bark, and mud • Reservation currently located in Arizona- 140,000 people

  3. Sand Paintings • Medicine man used them for healing ceremonies • Ground herbs and pigments into sand • Done on the floor of their homes that are called “hogans” • They were destroyed at the end of the ceremony • Reflect Navajo environment and lifestyle

  4. Balance • Both sides are equal to the eye.

  5. Symmetrical • Exactly the same on both sides of the line of symmetry.

  6. Pollon Boy and Beetle Girl

  7. Pottery

  8. Tree of Life

  9. Asymmetrical • Different on one side of the line of symmetry.

  10. End of the Road

  11. Petroglyphs

  12. Bear

  13. Key Vocabulary • Navajo • Sand Painting • Balance • Symmetrical • Asymmetrical

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