Apache Tears
$6,500.00
(16” x 24”)
High on this Arizona mountain top, a golden eagle glides nearby, as a Native American chief sits atop his appaloosa pony, paying homage to the Apache lives lost here at Apache Leap in the 1870s. I thought it especially appropriate to depict him in silhouette—representing the faceless, unseen and unheard, people. This piece is chocked full of sadness, regret, but also healing and hope. And hopefully, forgiveness.
His headdress is made from leather and porcupine quills. A combination of healing, loving crystals of rhodonite and rose quartz boulders, crushed chrysoprase background, green calcite, rare green kyanite, green jasper, and Apache tear rocks facilitate healing and forgiveness.
Legend has it that in the 1870s, the US Cavalry drove about 75 Apache warriors to the edge of a steep Arizona Mountain bluff ( later named Apache Leap), overlooking what is now Superior AZ. Vastly outnumbered, the Apache warriors rode their horses off the cliff, plunging hundreds of feet to their deaths, rather than be slaughtered. The wives and families cried when they heard of the tragedy, their sadness was so great and sorrow so genuine, that the tears turned to stone upon hitting the ground.
Apache Tears are rounded rough pebbles of obsidian found mainly in Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. They’re powerful healing stones for grief and mourning. They absorb negativity and lend support in times of sorrow.
The cliff is made from rock collected from Apache Leap, Arizona. The pony is made from granite with black granite tail, eye, black tourmaline mane. His bridal and reins are actual braided horse hair. Native Americans respected and considered horses sacred beings, believing horse hair offers guidance, courage, and strength to a person.
The Chief is carved from black granite and his headdress made from leather and porcupine quills. Native Americans believed porcupine quills helped connect to ancient ancestors and their knowledge of how to live in harmony with the land and animals. Porcupine is the symbol of respect and trust, and it teaches that when trust is broken we have the inner strength to protect ourselves.
The golden eagle was cut and carved from granite, and it’s highly revered and considered sacred in the Native American community. It represents honesty, majesty, strength, courage, wisdom, and freedom.
*Price includes delivery in Colorado, sales tax & personalized letter detailing the exact stones/semi-precious stones/crystals used in each specific piece and listing some of their energetic properties.
