Dancing Bear

This joyous jet dancing bear by Claudia Peina is sure to make you smile!  It dances on one leg and has a smile on its sweet face.  It is embellished with four inlaid red coral dots and five inlaid turquoise dots.

Size: 2.25" H x 1.75" W x .5" W

Bears are the guardians of the western gate in Zuni Pueblo.  They are associated with healing at all levels, protection, and a reminder to restore oneself during the winter months.  In some traditions a part of the bear is rubbed all over infants to imbue them with power, strength, and good health.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.