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Everett
Pino - Zuni Sterling Silver | ||||||
The stone bear is suspended by a sterling silver girth that is wrapped with sterling silver wire to form a sturdy bail. The bear pictured here is the exact one you will receive. | Everett
Pino - Zuni Paula says - "This marble bear pendants has turquoise heartlines on both sides and eyes of inlaid turquoise." | |||||
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Bear is considered the most powerful of all of the animals and is one of the most popular subjects of fetish carvers. Bear is a spiritual guide and represents strength and self-knowledge. He also has supernatural powers, 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. Heart Line is a line etched, painted or inlaid along one or both sides of the animal. It usually extends from the mouth to the region of the heart. There are many interpretations as to what a heart line represents, but it is often said to represent the pathway of the breath of the animal to the life force which is the heart. Others feel that the heart line points to the soul of the animal. It is thought that a heart line gives the fetish healing or medicinal power. |