"Red
Bear" | ||||||||
Delbert carves male bears with turning heads. This represents the turning around of a life on a bad path. When heading in directions about which we are uncertain or that we feel may be self-destructive, the turning bear can be a source of support and healing.
Deerskin sage bag. | "Red
Bear" FB1057 - $135 plus s/h | |||||||
Paula says - "We seldom see Lakota fetish carvings. The Zuni are most widely recognized for their animal fetish carving tradition. Lakota fetish carving is more personal, less commercialized and less represented in mainstream art markets compared to the Zuni. Delbert Charging Crow's animal fetishes are especially rare since he is no longer carving. We were fortunate to have found this bear on our last trip to South Dakota. "Here's your chance to own an authentic, hard-to-find Lakota bear fetish!"
About Native American authenticity.
Medicine bundle with deerskin sage bag, turquoise, quartz, amethyst, amber, feather. | ||||||||
Delbert Charging Crow, Oglala LakotaDelbert Charging Crow grew up on Pine Ridge Reservation in Wanblee, South Dakota. After completing dental school and worked as a lab technician specializing in dentures. When he had a dream in which his grandmother, Jennie Iron Road, told him to carve a buffalo, he switched careers and began carving animal fetishes full time. Delbert says, "The Stone People have a lot to teach us if we listen to them and show them repect. If you hold your animal fetish in your hand and think about the changes you need in your surroundings and the ailments you struggle with in your body, mind and soul, your Aminal Spirit Helpers will aid you with these issues". |
Native American Bear SymbolismBear is considered the most powerful of all of the animals and is one of the most popular subjects of Native American carvers. Bear is a spiritual guide and represents strength and self-knowledge. Bear has supernatural powers and great healing powers. Bear is a symbol deliberate action, introspection, soul and insight for the past and the future. The Bear is the guardian of the West an is one of the animals of the Six Directions. Bears are the main figure in the Mountain Way, an important Navajo ceremony. Bear claws are a traditional adornment to pendants and bracelets. |
About PipestonePipestone, also known as catlinite, is a form of clay called argillite with a high iron content that colors it a deep red to pale orange. Pipestone was discovered in southwestern Minnesota by the Sioux Indians, who consider it a sacred material and use it to carve pipes and other ceremonial objects. It is easy to carve because of its lack of quartz. The catlinite quarries located at Pipestone National Monument are considered sacred to many Native American people. Read more about Sacred Red Pipestone from Minnesota. |
What is a Medicine Bundle?
Many fetishes have a medicine bundle, offering bundle, or adornment tied onto
the animal that consists of turquoise nuggets, coral seed beads, shell heishi,
feathers and other stone pieces. The bundle may be an offering to the fetish,
to used evoke the spirit of the fetish or to increase the strength of a fetish. |
