Plate 11

PLATE 11

Sun and Moon paintings (These figures are used in sand painting or on kiva wall to get power from Sun and Moon.)

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Plate 11, Figure 1

FIGURE 1. The Sun. The face is red because the Sun is male and the giver of strong light; ornament on forehead (brown and black triangles, divided by white line) represents a squash blossom; two outer rims are green and orange; projections (orange) represent beams of light.

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Plate 11, Figure 2

FIGURE 2. The Moon. The face is yellow because the Moon is female, and the light is pale; the two outer rims (green and red) are the "ring about the moon"; ornament (brown and black triangles, divided by white line) represents a squash blossom.