Cuff Sterling Silver 4 Hearts & 2 Turtles .75″ x 6.3″

Beautiful Sterling Silver cuff with 4 Hearts & 2 Turtles. This cuff has 2 hearts in the center, a turtles on each side, then another heart.  Handwrought repoussé and chased sterling silver and turtle/heart cuff by Paul-René.  At the very end of the cuff has a sunrise with a drum inside.  It is .75″ wide and 6.3″ around.  Signed with the trademarked Sunrise Drum hallmark and stamped sterling. Repoussé (hammered from the back to raise the relief).

Chasing cuts part-way into the silver, the opposite of repoussé, and the two are used in conjunction to create a finished piece. Tolba (the turtle) is the symbol for this Turtle Island. The hearts and turtles are surrounded by stamp-work, including “double curve” or “fiddle head ferns”, trees, Wôbanaki medicine  plant designs. These double curves and “fiddle head” medicine ‘Mide’ plant designs become canoes traveling around the cuff carrying the healing plants to help protect.

In order to put it on cuff style bracelet have an opening of about 1 to 2 inches (depending on the size of the cuff) . Cuffs come in various sizes including child sized. An “average” cuff is 6″ (15 cm) of material. This one is a little larger. There is some flexibility as it is hardened by hammering – it is not brittle or totally rigid like a sand cast or soldered cuff. Each is hand-wrought to accommodate various sizes. If you need a tighter or looser fit – send measurements of your wrist, we can ensure the right size for you, no two pieces are alike. This 6.3″ cuff is a little larger than a 6″ for a snug fit on a bit larger wrist.

Check out other designs done by Sunrise Drum, as seen in the last photo above. Cuffs in other sizes are available!