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  IMG_3856.JPG - Notice the "swastica" above the ancestral pueblo dwelling. The dwelling is C1300 AD, but the swastica was painted by the Navajo more recently (19th century?). The swastica symbolizes a whirling log used in healing rituals by the Navajo.  
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IMG 3856 | Notice the "swastica" above the ancestral pueblo dwelling. The dwelling is C1300 AD, but the swastica was painted by the Navajo more recently (19th century?). The swastica symbolizes a whirling log used in healing rituals by the Navajo. Download Original Image
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