It's been a while since we've offered any of Fitz's wonderful directional fetishes. This adorable bear is carved from vividly blue turquoise and wears all the other directional animals in his bundle. The tiny mountain lion is yellow (serpentine), the black mole (jet), the multi-colored eagle is Picasso marble, the red badger is pipestone and the white wolf is made of shell.

The bear measures only 1.75" long, so all the offering bundle animals are tiny by comparion, yet each one is distinctively well carved. Fitz has inlaid the bear's eyes of jet. A colorful, traditional carving and signed!

BEAR: The bear represents the western direction in a protective and healing fetish set. He is associated with the color blue and known for his curative powers. Though all bears are healers, white bears are particularly powerful. Characteristics associated with bears include strength, courage, adaptability, healing and spiritual communion.

Click here to hear "bear" in Shiwi, - the Zuni Language.