Sun and moon dream the world into being, hold it on its axis in an orbit of warm fire and cooling light. Wings dreams their spirits into being, too, with this cuff bracelet, a marvel of freehand stampwork that pays tribute to the motifs and medicine of the celestial spirits and their powers. The band’s pattern is formed largely of a single triangular stamp, a peak of rays above three smaller half orbs. Each open-ended triangle traces either edge of the band; two more rows meet in the middle to form radiant Eyes of Spirit, lit from within by a central sun and a moon on wax and wane, each connected by a plain, smooth “Eye” formed of the negative space between them. At either end is a single lifeline, flowing and bidirectional, representing the infinity of possibility for this visionary world of celestial dreams. The stampwork on the band’s surface is so deep, so consistent and uniform, that its spirit echoes softly on the underside. At either end of the inner band, overlays of a pair of hand-formed coils of shimmering copper replicate Earth’s orbit and the way of the hoop simultaneously. At the center of the outer band, set into a scalloped bezel and trimmed with twisted silver, sits a long, tapered oval cabochon of spiny oyster shell and copper composite, shades of sunfire and moonglow heat-treated to meld in a glorious burst of orange flame and snowy white. The band is 6″ long by 1-1/16″ across; the bezel is 1-9/16″ long by 9/16″ across at the widest point; the cabochon is 1-3/8″ long by 3/8″ across at the widest point (directions approximate). Sides, ends and inner band, and front views shown below.
Sterling silver; copper; spiny oyster shell and copper composite
$1,250 + shipping, handling, and insurance
SOLD
Side 1
Inner band:
Side 2:
Front view:
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