Large Natural Abalone Shell (5-6") Smudge Bowl

Abalone meaning is one of solace, a connection to the ocean, the cycle of life, protection and ancient travel. Abalone healing carries energies of protection and emotional balance. It's healing is especially helpful for those going through emotional turmoil, providing soothing energy that perches the spirit up with the confidence necessary to view situations from a new, more understanding perspective.

Whether you plan to use this sacred shell in a soul replenishing ceremony, as decoration or to simply hold your jewelry, it will add value to your life. In fact, tribes native to the North American west coast used abalone shells as currency. In Native American cultures, the abalone shell is used as a smudge bowl to burn sage in. They believed that the abalone and sage together carry their messages up to heaven. In the Apache culture, abalone is used in The Sunrise Ceremony, a ritual that marks a girl’s passage into womanhood - making this shell a beautiful symbolic gift.

Features:

• Approximately 5-6” in size, please allow for some variation
• Abalone shells are beautiful multi-color mother-of-pearl on the inside
• Rough and naturally beautiful on the outside
• Some may be slightly chipped around the edges
• This shell works great atop our "Hand Carved Wood Cobra Stand"