Jay Bond Native American Swedge Cuffs

Hi Melinda,
Thanks for sharing these pretty bracelets. Just a comment that it’s not known if J Bond is Native or not, or even male, unless your mom bought directly and knows the story (I assume you’ve asked her). I did find a female contemporary jeweler named Jan Bond in Albuquerque by browsing LinkedIn, not that this proves this is the person. But the point is, there are plenty of instances of Anglos/others making jewelry “in the style of.”

Another point is that swedged is a term that probably doesn’t apply to these carinated cuffs on the left side of the roller. “Swedging” involves hand hammering of a solid ingot of silver into a negative form in order to make that pointed ridge. Laborious, and an early technique not often done now–there are easier ways to achieve this profile. Anyhoo, what a collection!

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