Protector Shield

Protection from North, East, South to West.
The Protector Shield is a Hopi motif created by Mike Schjang, a member of the Bear Clan from the village of Shungopavi, Second Mesa. This design is widely embraced in Hopi art and among other Indigenous tribes across Turtle Island. This earring symbolizes Protection and Shielding from negative energy, and wearing them provides defense from the chaos in the world. We bring them to you acknowledging the need to protect our spirit and maintain hope during these times.

Size: 2.5 inch length (with hook), 1.5 inch width
Material: mirror or opaque acrylic
Hardware: gold or silver plated brass (nickel free)

The Protector Shield is part of our sustainability initiative. As part of creating the Nala Hoop design, the inside circle would be waste product. By creating designs like the Protector Shield from this waste material, we commit to ancestral teachings to "waste not."

Ğiáxsix̌a for supporting Copper Canoe Woman! We want to give you some tips on caring for your pieces to help ensure that you’ll be able to wear it for the years to come.

​Care Tips:

• Please treat your jewelry with care. We don’t recommend storing your jewelry in a bag/purse, unless it’s wrapped in fabric, tucked into a small jewelry bag/roll, or in it’s original packaging.
• ​Take care when putting on jackets, purses, and bags so your jewelry doesn’t snag.
• ​Try not to let your jewelry get wet, please remove before showering or swimming. Water can damage the findings, and other metal parts of our jewelry.
• ​Put your jewelry on as a finishing touch. Perfumes, sunscreens, bug sprays and various skincare products can cause discoloration or a change in texture of any acrylic pieces in the jewelry.
• ​Avoid leaving your jewelry in the bathroom, or other humid environments. Humidity causes metal to tarnish.
• ​To clean the acrylic pieces, a microfiber cloth (and a little bit of water for stubborn marks) will leave them looking brand new.
• ​To clean brass pieces we suggest mild soap and water, or a non-abrasive jewelry cleaner. Please make sure that your brass jewelry is completely dried to avoid tarnishing.
• ​Please do not use any products that contain alcohol to clean your jewelry as it can damage the finish.

​If you have any other questions, please contact us! We’re happy to help.