Navajo Cluster bracelet w/ orange spiny oyster shell

Handcrafted bracelet by Navajo artist D.Wylie. This unique bracelet features a 17 shell cluster design. The pattern radiates from large oval shells to smaller shells on the ends of the bracelet. The silver is split into 3 strips. Detailed stamping can be seen throughout the bracelet. It has amedium weight and is comfortable to wear. 

Material: Orange spiny oyster shell and sterling silver

Measurements: 1" at its widest and tapers to 3/4". Inside measurement: 5-3/8" with a 1" opening (all measurements are approximate)

* The bracelet will fit wrist sizes from 6-3/8" to 7"

Shell: Spiny Oyster Shell - Living Spondylus shells are, indeed, very spiny, but the polished product looks very smooth. In the American Oceans, the Spondylids occur along the North American coasts, as far north as North Carolina, on the Atlantic Coast, and northwestern Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. It develops in waters to South America. The Orange Spiny Oyster occurs in shallow to moderately deep waters, where snorkelers and scuba divers readily harvest them.