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Native American Bracelet Re-Build
by David LaPlantz ·
Recently, David had the joys and creative challenges of repairing a broken Native American bracelet!
Here are some views detailing the finished product.
The top portion of my rebuild came broken,
so I created an under (inner) bracelet in sterling silver to support
the Native American portion with the beautiful turquoise stones.
The top and bottom were attached using sterling and fine silver wire.
The inside of the under bracelet conveys the following symbolism:
On the left side, two chrysanthemums for month of November,
in the middle an elongated heart (for love, which created the owner!)
with the number three (day of birth) integrated with heart
and on the extreme right, a horse’s head image for the Chinese year of 1978.
The secretive, underside says a lot in symbols,
November 3, 1978, the owner’s birthday!
© David LaPlantz, 2017.
