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Art is considered by many people to be no more than a decorative means of giving is not always the case,however,at times,art may be seen to have a purely functional side as could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest;these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose.

According to Navaho traditions,one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or get in touch with the supernatural—perhaps a certain animal,a ghost,or the break away from this,the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medical man called a "singer" to perform a curing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural ng the ceremony,which may last from 2 to 9 days,the "singer" will produce a sandpainting on the the last day of the ceremony,the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the "singer" will rub the sick or injured parts of the patient's body with sand from a specific figure in the this way the patient absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes r the ceremony,the sandpainting is destroyed so its power won't harm anyone.

The art of sandpainting is handed down from old "singers" materials used are easily found where the Navaho settle: brown,red,yellow,and white sandstone,which is ground(研磨)much as corn is made into "singer" holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his fingers onto a clean,flat surface on the floor,with a steady hand and great is thus able to create designs of stylized people,snakes and other creatures that have power in the Navaho belief traditional Navaho doesn't allow copying sandpaintings, since he believes the supernatural powers that taught him the craft have forbidden this;however,such reproductions can in fact be purchased today in tourist shops in Arizona and New e are done by either Navaho Indians or by other people who wish to preserve this craft.

h of the following would be the best title for the passage?

Navaho Indian            Ancient "Singer"         tions of Art        Navaho Sandpaintings

did the "singer" treat the patient according to the passage?

passing his supernatural power on to the patient.

applying a magic substance to the patient's body.

rubbing the patient's sick parts with sand from a sandpainting figure.

destroying the sandpainting figure.

traditional Navsho does not allow copying of sandpaintings because      .

hing copied has no effect                                  craft only belongs to the supernatural

's against Navaho belief system                             copying may do harm to other Navahos

the reproductions of sandpaintings are now commercially available shows      .

le have realized the artistic value of sandpaintings

ents have benefited from the powerful effect of sandpaintings

people have come to believe in supernatural power

rn technology has helped the production of sandpaintings

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