Aaron Toadlena bracelet with White Buffalo-BC 1385

Handcrafted cuff bracelet by Navajo artist Aaron Toadlena. Set in solid sterling silver with a large oval white buffalo stone. The setting measures 2"1/4 x 1"1/2. Known for his unique style of split silver and detailed stamping designed jewelry, this bracelet is no exception. It has a inside measurement of 5" 1/2 and 1"1/4 opening, it is easily sized to fit most wrists. NAVAJO HANDCRAFTED CUFF BRACELET BY ARTIST AARON TOADLENA Aaron Toadlena: Married for over 20 years and has 2 daughters, two sons and a grandson. He lives in Northern Arizona. All his jewelry is stamped with a "handprint" which is the symbol of the creators of the five fingers clan. The ideas and creation of his jewelry evolve when his mind, heart, eyes, and hands work in concert. Aaron always creates his work of fine craftsmanship in the late evening or early dawn, when he feels his ideas come together from his soul. He believes his jewelry is a translation of his people "where the streams come together". The White Buffalo stone originates from the Tonopah Nevada area found in the same general veins as Dry Creek turquoise but has no copper content. Considering this fact, it should therefore NOT be called "white, turquoise" as it does not have the same chemical composition as turquoise, which is a copper phosphate. There is no copper to cause blue color or iron to cause green color. It is a mostly clean white calcite/quartz mix with black chert inclusions (matrix) that are more sharply defined as opposed to being smutty. The better stones have clear delineations of black and white.