Bear Ring

It is a ring of Ainu pattern and bear,Ainu people are indigenous people in Hokkaido, Japan.

AINU
The Ainu are an ethnic group, distinct from the Japanese, that live today almost exclusively on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. They were traditionally hunters-gatherers and fishermen. They didn't practice rice farming like the Japanese. They hunted bear, sea otter, deer and other animals, gathered wild plants and fished for whales, seal lions, swordfish and salmon on the open seas until they were driven inland by the Japanese.

Ainu Bear Rituals
The Ainu had great reverence for bears, Bears were providers of food, fur and bone for tools. They hunted them, kept them as pets, and performed exorcisms involving bear spirits. Sometimes bear cubs were caught and nursed by women. The bear supplied fur and meat and brought gifts from the deities and was regarded as the important mountain god in disguise.

Default image shows polished silver patinated with bleach.
This silver ring a new rustic look by oxidizing with bleach and scrub it by hand with silver polish to give it the shine you desire.

Conversion chart for ring sizes

US Ring Size      Inside diameter
       8                         18.1mm
       9                         19.0mm
      10                        19.8mm
      11                        20.6mm
      12                        21.4mm

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