Handwrought Sterling Cuff Turtle & 2 Bears 1.25″ x 5″

Description

Beautiful Sterling Silver cuff with a in the center a turtle and a bear on either side.  Handwrought repoussé and chased sterling silver turtle and bears cuff by Paul-René.  It is 1.25″ wide and 5″ around.  Signed with the SunriseDrum hallmark and stamped sterling. The animals are repoussé (hammered from the back to raise the relief). Chasing is the opposite of repoussé, and the two are used in conjunction to create a finished piece. Tolba (the turtle) the symbol for this Turtle Island. The cuff has a bear’s head on either side and 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 carrying the healing plants to help protect.

Cuff style bracelet have an opening of about 1 to 2 inches (depending on the size of the cuff) in order to put it on. Cuffs come in various sizes including child sized. An “average” cuff is 6″ (15 cm) of material. There is some flexibility as it is hardened by hammering – it is not brittle or totally rigid as in 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 5″ cuff will fit a “smaller than average” wrist.