The
Clasp Bracelet, or Buckle Bracelet as it is sometimes called, has become very popular in the Pueblo. I call it the Bringer of Rain; the Bringer of Abundance. There are three different symbols used in this Rain Maker Bracelet; the rain clouds, the seed, and the masa. Masa is the symbol of "up and down", like a staircase, and represents the mountains; a way of life from childhood to adulthood to eldership to death. There are also other symbols that are based around the Rain Bringers.
This particular piece of jewelry represents the basis of Puebloan culture, that is;
without corn there is no song, without song there is no dance, without dance there is no rain, without rain there is no life. I call first part of the buckle the "beginning of ceremony" and it’s connected through the cord, which represents the rain, that wraps around your wrist. The cord then connects to the other side of the buckle (emulating
heishe/rows of corn), which has rain cloud (or seed) symbology, and then they come together. So, in essence, it’s ceremony--rain, corn, clouds... When the bracelet is buckled onto the wrist the circle is completed and the magic commences.
The step-by-step process of the Clasp Bracelet AKA "Bringer of Rain":
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| first process is designing |
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| corn/rain clouds theme ready for mold |
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| out of the mold |
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| adding the cord/ rain |
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| finished Rain Maker ready for a wrist |
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