Sterling Silver 'Orca' Large Spirit Bead Necklace

Artist: Haida

The Orca or Killer Whale symbolizes family, romance, longevity, harmony, travel, community and protection. He is said to protect those who travel away from home, and lead them back when the time comes. The Killer Whales live like wolves, mate for life and raise each child with care. They also travel in large groups of families, working together to protect all members of their pod.

Known as the “Lord of the Ocean”, the Killer Whale is said to be the guardian of the ocean, with seals as his slaves and dolphins as his warriors. It is believed that Killer Whales are closely related to humans. When a human drowns, the human is taken down by Killer Whales into their deep villages and transformed into a Killer Whale. Some tribes believe that the Killer Whale will purposefully take down whole canoes to come closer to their loved ones. When a Killer Whale is seen off shore, he is believed to be a deceased human or Chief trying to communicate with loved ones. Some tribes believe that Orcas are reincarnations of their former Chiefs lost at sea. Some people tell the following story on how the white markings appeared on the Killer Whale. As legend describes, a Killer Whale fell in love with an Osprey. The Killer Whale was so in love, that he would jump out of the water and into the air to be closer to the Osprey. The Osprey would respond by flying lower to meet the whale. They had a child together and the child was born black like the Whale with white markings from the Osprey.

Large Spirit Bead Measures: 1.2cm Long X 1.0cm Wide 

Comes with 18" Sterling Silver Box Chain.

Includes: Totem Bio, Artist Bio & Spirit Bead Bio