Yab Yum Bracelet

Black braided cord meets a silver clasp with little coin-shaped beads.

This is a sterling silver yab yum bracelet. Yab yum is Tibetan for father and mother, used for Buddhist images of a deity embraced by a consort, generally read as the union of compassion and wisdom. Thick bracelet of tightly plaited black cord, finished at one end with a hammered silver tube and at the other with ornate silver spacers. Round motifs are stamped into the end beads, and a small cast piece joins the links.

Soft on the wrist, serious about its hardware.