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Catalog Number

CAS 0499-0016F-M   CAS 0499-0016F-M; Buttons (8)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Buttons (8)
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Silver; Copper
Description 8 small round conical buttons made by hammering silver disc into conical button mold with fluted surface; Buttons each have series of short lines radiating outward from plain center; Short copper wire loop is soldered to reverse of each; Buttons are unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 1.5