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CAS 0370-1781 | |
| 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. 1890-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Round dome-shaped coin made from Mexican coin that has been hammered to shape in a mold; Original stamped border and legend "Estados Mexicanos" and partially legible on interior of button; Small circular depression is located in center of button, but outer surface is otherwise undecorated; Silver (?) fastening loop is soldered to back of button; Button is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 2.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1782 |  |
| 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. 1910-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Round button with scalloped edges and domed center that has been hammered to shape in a mold; Cold chisel straight lines radiate from center of domed area; Broad brim surrounding domed area is stamped with crescent shapes to accentuate scalloped edges and with small circles between adjacent crescents; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of button; Button is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 2.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1784 |  |
| 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. 1870-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Round dome-shaped button with scalloped edges and fluted surface, hammered to shape in mold; Fluted ridges result in overall 8-pointed start pattern that is otherwise undecorated; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of button; Button is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 2.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1785 |  |
| 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. 1870-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Hexagonal, dome-shaped button that has been hammered to shape from a flat round disc; Outer surface is fluted to form overall 6-pointed star design, but is otherwise undecorated; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of button; Button is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 2.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1786A-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 | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Set of 4 round, dome-shaped, silver buttons with scalloped edges that have been hammered to shape in mold; 9 fluted ridges on surface are unusually well rounded, but each button is otherwise undecorated; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 2.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1787A-I |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (9) | |
| 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. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Set of 9 round, tufa-cast silver buttons of openwork design in the form of a spoked wheel with 12 bars radiating out from the center to the scalloped edge; Silver fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 2.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1788A-R |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (18) | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Set of 18 small, round, dome-shaped silver buttons, each made from flat disc that has been hammered to shape in mold; Closely spaced cold chisel straight lines radiate from center to outer edge; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 1.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1789 |  |
| 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. 1880-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Round button with zigzag edge that has been hammered from a flat disk into a dome shape in a mold; 11 fluted ridges on surface radiate out from center to edges and result in a star-like form; Button is otherwise undecorated; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of button; Button is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 2.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1790A-K |  |
| 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 | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Set of 11 round silver buttons made from flat disks that have been hammered to dome shapes in a mold; Series of cold chisel straight lines radiate out from center to edges; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 1.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1791A-F |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (6) | |
| Culture | Apache or Ute, probably | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Leather; Thread | |
| Description | Set of 6 beaded buttons, net-stitched on leather backing; Star pattern in blue and white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 2.0 | |
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CAS 0370-1792A-F |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (6) | |
| Culture | unidentified Plains Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Leather; Thread | |
| Description | Set of 6 beaded buttons, net-stitched on leather backing; Star pattern in blue and white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 2.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1793A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
| Culture | unidentified Plains Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Leather; Thread | |
| Description | Pair of beaded buttons, net-stitched on leather backing; Star pattern in blue and white with red border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 2.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1794 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Button | |
| Culture | unidentified Plains Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Leather; Thread | |
| Description | Beaded button net-stitched on leather backing; Star pattern in blue and white with blue border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1795 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Pin | |
| 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. 1880-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wrought round pin with round turquoise stone in plain bezel set in center; Series of cold-chisel lines radiate out from center to edge; Stainless steel pin with clasp is soldered onto reverse; Remnant of copper loop on reverse indicates pin was originally designed as button; Pin is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.1, Max Diam = 3.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1796A-Q |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (17) | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Set of 17 small, round, silver buttons made from flat disks that have been hammered to dome shapes in a mold; Series of cold chisel straight lines radiate out from center to edges; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 0.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1797A-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 | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Tom Burnside (1911-1957) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Set of 4 small, round, silver buttons each made from a flat disk that has been hammered to dome shape in a mold; Series of cold chisel straight lines form very low fluted ridges on surface that radiate out from center; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 1.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1799A-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 | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Set of 4 round, dome-shaped silver buttons that have been hammered in a mold from a flat disk; Buttons are completely undecorated; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 1.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1800A-E |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (5) | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
| Description | Set of 5 small, round silver buttons that have been hammered from a flat disk into a shallow dome shape in a mold; Circular area in center of each button is stamped with series of straight lines that radiate from center, all framed within a larger circle near outer edge of button; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 1.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1801A-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 | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Set of 4 large, round silver buttons with scalloped edges that have been hammered from flat disk; Series of 12 fluted ridges radiate out from center of each button and are done in repoussé technique; Silver fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.1, Max Diam = 3.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1802 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Turquoise; Unidentified shell; Cotton string | |
| Description | Single strand necklace of tabular turquoise beads of various shapes and sizes alternating with shell disk beads; Upper ends of strand are entirely of shell disc beads; Beads are strung on cotton string and ends of strand are knotted together at top. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 35.0 | |
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