Indonesian Leather Bracelet

Dark beads in a tidy line, held together by a snaky little hook.

This leather and sterling silver bracelet is from Bali, Indonesia, and is contemporary. Contemporary Balinese jewelers often combine traditional metalwork motifs with simple modern forms, pairing metal elements with natural materials such as leather. A round bracelet of short, deep brown cylindrical beads, each separated by pale metal rings. At the front a hook and loop clasp in an S shape carries tiny hammered marks. It is 2.5 inches long and 3 deep.

The clasp does the talking, the beads just nod.