Handmade by Native silversmith Jacob Troncosa of San Felipe/Cochiti Pueblo, this sterling silver cuff feels like a little piece of the Southwest captured in silver and stone. Three turquoise stones sweep across the bracelet in brilliant desert blues, their natural brown matrix winding through the color like mesas, canyons, and earth seen beneath an impossibly blue New Mexico sky. The remarkable center stone anchors the design, flanked by two beautifully individual pieces of turquoise.
The silver is every bit as special. Deep hand-stamped patterns travel around the substantial cuff, darkened accents bringing each mark into relief and giving the bracelet the character of something made slowly and deliberately. Bold without losing its grace, this is a piece where earth, sky, silver, and the hand of the artist seem to meet—a one-of-a-kind cuff with the romance of New Mexico written all over it.