Navajo Sandpainting by Marlene Doby - 4 Bears 5J08B Pink Mussel Shell Eiteljorg Museum

Eiteljorg Museum

It is rated a 5-6 on the Mohs hardness scale

Dimensions: Ring's face is 1-1/8" long

They are considered hand-crafted/assembled

and in the case of jewelry

Navajo Sandpainting by Marlene Doby - 4 Bears 5J08B Pink Mussel Shell Eiteljorg MuseumAccording to the Navajo religion, the Universe is a very delicately balanced thing. If this balance is upset, some disaster usually an illness will follow. To restore the balance and harmony means performing one of the many Navajo chants or ways. These complex ceremonies involve the use of herbs, prayers, songs and sandpaintings. The sandpainting is done in a careful and sacred manner, according to the ancient knowledge of the art. As the patient is