Navajo Silver Bangle, United States

Fine lines converge to a point, then fan out again across the cuff.

This sterling silver bangle is Navajo, from the United States, and is contemporary. Sterling silver is an alloy of 92.5 percent silver with other metals, a mix that keeps the metal bright while making it hard enough for daily wear. A wide polished cuff with a black recessed band edged by raised lines. The band holds finely engraved diagonals that meet in a sharp, repeating star-like point and spread back outward. The ends are cut straight. It is 2.5 inches long, 0.75 deep and 1.75 high.

A tidy study in lines that know exactly where they are going.