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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 9589022, member: 45&quot;]Perhaps the claw was intentionally left off.&nbsp; A &quot;traditional&quot; Navajo would never use an actual bear claw in their jewelry, since (as was explained by a Navajo jewelry maker, to me, once) &quot;it would be like ripping off your grandfathers finger nail, and using it on a piece of jewelry.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Not all Navajo feel the same, however, and certainly other tribes have different views on the use of bear claws, but just a thought.&nbsp; The bear is very important, spiritually and culturally, to the Navajo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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