Watch the birth of an intricate design complete with turquoise, coral, jade, and ivory inlays. This exquisite piece is also laced with diamonds, opal feathers and emeralds!
Plumed Serpent Bracelet
The beginning of a new creation.
Adding color and transferring
Design cut from silver
Turquoise, coral, and ivory inlaid.
Diamonds added.
Jade and coral inlaid.
Opal feathers added.
Diamond and emerald set.
Coral set into rattles.
Finished Plumed Serpent head.
Finished body.
Final spit & polish.
The Plumed Serpent
The Legend of the Feathered Serpent, Kukulcan to the Maya and Quetzalcoatl to the Aztec has been worshiped in the Tiotihuacan Valley of Mexico since 1st Centruy B.C.
Belief has it that Tezcatlipoca tricked Quetzalcoatl into sleeping with a celebate priestess and was banished and sent towards the East to return in the year 1 Reed, (1519), which coincided with the year Cortez and his army arrived in Mexico from the East.
Cortez was believed to be the re-incarnate Quetzalcoatl returning and in that, used it to his advantage in conquering the mighty nation and island city of Tenochtitlan, thus destroying both.
Quetzalcoatl was also part of the belief systems of the Toltecs, Cacaxtlans, Chollulans, and Xochicalcans.