Navajo YEI Figure Sandpainted Holiday Ornament w/ Geometric Pottery Pattern on Opposite Side

Artist:  Navajo sandpainting artist Johnny Benally

Medium:  Glass ornament delicately painted with sand....similar to a Medicine Man painting for a ceremony.  Sands are natural sands found on the Reservation from Shiprock to Gallup to Monument Valley and the Painted Desert!  Silver hook for hanging/ Double sided 

Size:  2 7/8" Across x 3 3/4" H overall

This is a female YEI with a square head as the male YEI have round heads/ The YEI are deities and a HUGE part of the Navajo culture , their religion and their ceremonies.   Opposite side has traditional raincloud. rain, and prayer feathers in a pottery pattern!

Johnny hails from Shiprock, NM!