Indonesian Cuff, Long Leather Cuff with Crocodile Reposse Design in Sterling Silver

Tall, tapered cuff covered in scaly plates, edged in black.

This long leather cuff with a crocodile repousse design in sterling silver is from Bali, Indonesia, and is contemporary. Leather and silver are frequently paired in Balinese jewelry, where silversmiths make the metal elements by hand and attach them to a supple band. Broad curved band whose surface is cast with large, overlapping plates in the center and rows of small bumps around them. Black trim lines the top and bottom edges. The bright metal has darker tone in the hollows.

Armor for a wrist that had nothing to defend against.