{"product_id":"mary-lou-peshlakai-navajo-sand-painting-boy-girl-deadstock","title":"Navajo Boy \u0026 Girl — Mary Lou Peshlakai, Deadstock Sand Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pristine vintage \u003cstrong\u003eNavajo sand painting\u003c\/strong\u003e titled \u003cstrong\u003e“Navajo Boy \u0026amp; Girl”\u003c\/strong\u003e by celebrated Diné artist \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lou Peshlakai\u003c\/strong\u003e — an extraordinary deadstock find, completely factory sealed in its original vintage gallery shrink-wrap, the delicate sand surface flawlessly intact with zero shedding, oils, or dust. An 8 × 8 inch square composition depicting a young Navajo boy and girl walking through a desert landscape framed by native cacti and red-rock mesa formations — hand-signed by the artist on the reverse, with her handwritten cultural story. A sealed, signed, attributed work of Navajo folk art in museum-quality condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout Navajo Sand Painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSand painting\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eiikááh\u003c\/em\u003e in Diné Bizaad — is one of the most sacred and technically demanding art forms of the Navajo people, traditionally created by medicine men (\u003cem\u003ehataali\u003c\/em\u003e) as part of healing ceremonies called \u003cem\u003eSings\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eChantways\u003c\/em\u003e. In the ceremonial tradition, sand paintings are created on the floor of the hogan from pulverized natural minerals — sandstone, charcoal, pollen, cornmeal, and crushed flowers — in precise symbolic compositions that invoke the Holy People (\u003cem\u003eDiyin Diné’é\u003c\/em\u003e) and channel their healing power. Ceremonial sand paintings are destroyed at the conclusion of the ceremony, their power released and their sacred imagery returned to the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-20th century, Navajo artists began adapting the sand painting tradition for the collector market — fixing natural mineral sands and pulverized stones to artist board to create permanent works that preserved the visual language and material beauty of the ceremonial tradition in a form that could be collected, displayed, and passed down. The finest of these works, by named and attributed Navajo artists working with authentic natural materials, are significant works of Native American folk art — objects that carry the visual culture of the Diné people into the collector’s home with genuine craft integrity and cultural authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Lou Peshlakai\u003c\/strong\u003e is among the recognized names in the Navajo sand painting tradition — an artist whose work, signed and accompanied by her handwritten cultural narrative, represents the best of the mid-century Navajo folk art market: authentic materials, attributed authorship, and a genuine connection to the cultural tradition the work represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mary Lou Peshlakai (Diné \/ Navajo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Navajo Boy \u0026amp; Girl”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 × 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulverized natural stones, earth minerals, and colored sands fixed to dense artist board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-signed on the reverse with the artist’s handwritten cultural story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deadstock \/ New Old Stock — factory sealed in original vintage gallery shrink-wrap, never unwrapped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eExceptional. Factory sealed and never unwrapped — the sand surface is flawlessly intact with zero shedding, dust, or handling marks. A museum-quality example of mid-century Navajo sand painting folk art. Please review all high-resolution photos carefully as they form part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Lou Peshlakai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48860978905243,"sku":"GGP-016","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/0343\/1835\/files\/BE2CEFFA-56F2-4CED-B282-A89B80259110.jpg?v=1782842856","url":"https:\/\/guavagirlposh.com\/products\/mary-lou-peshlakai-navajo-sand-painting-boy-girl-deadstock","provider":"GuavaGirlPosh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}