Which brings us to the Bracelet. This cuff or band worn around the wrist dates back to antiquity in the Southwest; it was originally made from natural materials like bone or hide. The Ancestral Puebloans fashioned fine bracelets from shell, leaving it blanched or decorated with small pieces of turquoise. When metalworking was introduced to the area by European traders and immigrants, the earliest examples were made from brass and copper.

Fact: These first bracelets were usually hammered or twisted into simple wire cuff shapes.