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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1775   CAS 0370-1775; Button
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Button
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. 1920-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Copper
Description Round, dome-shaped button, possibly made from a coin and hammered to shape in a mold; Series of crescent shapes are die stamped on one face in pattern of 8 flower petals that radiate from central circle; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of button; Button is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 2.2