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Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0001-0023A-K   CAS 1992-0001-0023A-K; Buttons (11)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Buttons (11)
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. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Set of 11 round silver buttons hammered to shallow hemispherical shapes and stamped with four groups of four straight lines, flanked by jagged-edge line, forming overall cross design; Copper wire loop soldered on back of each.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 2.0