“Butterfly Cuff”
by Ernest Benally, Navajo / Diné
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Ernest Benally
Description: Cuff bracelet featuring butterflies and flowers, made of sterling silver inlaid with ten different types of natural stone and shell.
About this Award: Awarded to acknowledge excellence in craftsmanship, originality, design and use of materials in jewelry.
Juror’s Comments:
Pam Lujan-Hauer: I love the way it’s assembled. The beauty of each piece, and how they’re interlinked with a vine that’s wrapped around, and secures everything in place too. It’s just beautifully done.
Bruce Bernstein: There’s a lyrical quality to it. It’s slightly whimsical, and the use of the vines as a means of attachment creates the illusion of the butterflies floating above the bracelet.