Bedouin Cuff with Braided Motif

Cuff with a plaited center band, flanked by rope edges and a few small stamps.

This braided silver cuff from the Bedouin of the Sinai Peninsula is Bedouin, from Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, North Africa. Silver is soft enough to be hammered, twisted and braided, which allows silversmiths to make a cuff that looks woven from separate strands. Broad open band with a raised center of braided links between two twisted rope borders. Small square stamps sit near the ends, and the terminals show hatched tooling. The surface is pale grey, scuffed and softly dulled. It is 2.75 inches long, 1.25 deep and 2.25 high.

Heavy on weave, light on fuss.