Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1999-0001-0004A-D | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (4) | |
| 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; Turquoise | |
| Description | Set of 4 oval buttons of openwork design with 16 spider-like armatures radiating out from center; Buttons appear to have been cast, then stamped with small circle at end of each armature, then hammered in a mold into a dome shape, and finally set in the center with an oval turquoise stone in plain bezel; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.2, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 3.4 | |