Genuine Turquoise Coral Bear Claw Silver Belt Buckle 1258-BB
Genuine Turquoise Coral Bear Claw Silver Belt Buckle.
Express yourself with a badass buckle. This belt buckle features a nugget of genuine Turquoise and a nugget of block Coral paired with a faux Bear Claw. The powerful arrangement is set on a sturdy nickel silver buckle for a tarnish resistant shine. Native American jewelry artists often use Turquoise and Coral in their work to show respect to Father Sky and Mother Earth. Hand made silver coils, feathers and drops give this buckle that traditional character. This buckle is 3-3/4" wide and 2-1/2" tall with a 1-3/4" wide keeper on the back. Stones and details will vary from piece to piece. You'll get one from the group pictured below.
The Bear is a potent source of strength for many Native Americans. Admired for their strength, independence, and self reliance, the Spirit of the Bear was often invoked before entering battle. Warriors sometimes painted their faces with marks resembling bear claw scratches and carried double-edged knives with handles carved from the jawbones of bears as good luck charms. It was believed that bear power could also cure illness. Shamans or medicine men from many different groups frequently dressed as bears when working to heal the sick. Just as honoring the bear spirit could bring blessings to people, provoking the spirit might bring them harm. For that reason, some tribes, most notably the Apache, forbade their hunters to kill a bear, or even to touch the carcass of one found dead in the woods.
There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and believe that it helps overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit. | 