Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1774A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Pair of round, dome-shaped silver buttons with scalloped edges, each made from a coin of that has been hammered to shape in a mold; Cold chisel straight lines radiate out from center of each button, forming series of ridges on surface; Center of each button is marked with small round depression; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned; Button A is made from a coin of indeterminate origin, probably Mexican, with several letters or numbers from original coin faintly visible along inside edge of button; Button B is made from a Mexican coin with the original legend "25 centavos" partially legible along exterior edge of button and original date of 1884 legible along interior edge of button. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 0.9, Max Diam = 2.3 | |