Blue Matelic Leather Zuni Bear Bracelet With Magnetic Fastener

This 7 3/4inch custom handmade magnetic bracelet features a Sterling Silver Zuni Bear surrounded by 2 Sterling arrowheads. The Zuni Bear is believed to represent the animal as a powerful symbol of healing, strength, courage, introspection, and protection. The bear is considered a principal animal for the Zuni, associated with the West. In Zuni culture, the "Heartline" on a bear fetish is a carved or inlaid line from the animal's mouth, representing its powerful breath of life, spiritual power, and connection to its spiritual essence. It symbolizes what the bear (or the individual) has learned, what has been taken into the heart, and what can be given back to the world. This line directs attention to the core of the animal's being, connecting the breath to the spirit within. The magnetic clasp is full of hearts.