This beautiful, sleek directional bear is carved of turquoise by Priscilla Lasiloo, wife of Stewart Quandelacy. She's inlaid the eyes of turquoise and added a colorful bundle of three slabs of spiney oyster, lapis and malachite. Typically unsigned. A perfect candidate for your directional set and profoundly traditional.
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.