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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1642 | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Headband | |
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. 1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver | |
Description | Woman's hair band cut from thin gauge sheet silver; Edges are straight at both ends and then constrict several times toward center; Entire length of band is die-stamped with several stamps, including diamonds, crescents, and starburst patterns; Small stirrup-shaped cutout located at each end of band; Band is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.8, Width = 2.0, Max Diam = 12.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1649 | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Belt buckle | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1962 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver | |
Description | Rectangular belt buckle with running roadrunner flanked by pair of small cacti, all in overlay technique against oxidized, textured background; Combined initials "HC" (shop stamp of Hopi Crafts, New Oraibi, AZ, owned and operated by Wayne and Emory Sekaquaptewa) is stamped on reverse. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 6.7 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1754C-K | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Buttons (9) | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Pinal | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1952 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wood: ironwood; Metal: Silver | |
Description | Set of 9 round wooden disk buttons, probably cut to shape on lathe; Round recessed area in center of each has been drilled with two small button holes and is encircled by narrow inlaid band of silver; Probably made by craftsmen at White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 2.2 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1755A-G | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
Object Name | Buttons (7) | |
Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Sandoval | |
Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Set of 7 round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted design on exterior consists of image of roadrunner bird in flight, shown with red body and black feet, tail, wings, and head; Three of the seven buttons are slightly smaller than the others; Five of the buttons show the roadrunner facing to the right, while the other two show it facing to the left; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 3.2 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1756A,B | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Sandoval | |
Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Pair of round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Interior and exterior surfaces are both scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted design on exterior consists of a negative 4-petal flower outlined in black and shown on a fine-lined background; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 3.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1757A,B | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Sandoval | |
Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Pair of round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted geometric design on exterior includes pair of negative white crescent shapes outlined in black and shown on black background, and flanked by red pointed oval motifs; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.6 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1758A,B | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Sandoval | |
Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Pair of round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted geometric design on exterior consists of red 4-petal flower on plain white rosette, remaining space is filled in with fine parallel black lines; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.6 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1759A-C | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
Object Name | Buttons (3) | |
Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Sandoval | |
Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Set of 3 round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted geometric design on exterior consists of pair of opposing black feathered wing motifs; One button is slightly smaller than the other two;Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 3.1 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1760A-H | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
Object Name | Buttons (8) | |
Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Sandoval | |
Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Set of 8 round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth and probably initially coated with white slip; Interior is coated with second slip of red and lightly polished; Design on exterior includes red rectangle in center (outlined in black), flanked by 2 different black feather motifs along short and long sides of rectangle; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.6 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1761A-D | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Buttons (4) | |
Culture | Northwest Coast Indian | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Washington or Alaska (?) | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Leather | |
Description | Set of 4 round, flat, leather buttons with pair of small round holes in center of each; Each has hand-tooled outlined image of large fish on one face, stained dark brown; Outer edge of buttons are also stained dark brown. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 3.6 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1762A-D | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Buttons (4) | |
Culture | Euro-American? | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | Set of 4 round wooden buttons, biconvex in cross-section and probably rough-carved to shape on a lathe; Geometric design consisting of shield-like motif in center of each, encircled by band of feather-like motifs, carved in low relief on one face; Pair of small round holes is drilled in center; of each button. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 3.6 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1763A-C | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Buttons (3) | |
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 3 round silver buttons, probably hammered to dome-shape in mold; Series of 6 crescent shapes are die stamped on one face of each button, forming star-like design in center, framed within a fine-lined circle; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.1, Max Diam = 2.2 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1764A-F | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Buttons (6) | |
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. 1930-1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Silver or silver alloy; Metal: Copper | |
Description | Set of 6 hammered butterfly buttons made from very thin sheet of silver or silver alloy; Round central area is dome-shaped and stamped (?) with series of ridges that radiate out from center; Extended "wings" on either side are stamped in repoussé technique with series of 6 elongated ridges; Rope-like pattern is die-stamped around entire perimeter of button; 2 copper fastening loops are soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.3, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 5.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1765A,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. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
Description | Pair of large, silver oval buttons hammered from flat disc; Series of 9 oval shapes are hammered in repoussé technique and arranged in floral-like pattern with 1 oval in center surrounded by remaining 8 ovals; Copper fastening loop is soldered on back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.7, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 3.1 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1766A,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. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Silver; Metal: Copper; Turquoise | |
Description | Pair of round, silver buttons made from flat disk and hammered to dome shape in mold; Series of cold chisel straight lines radiate out from center to edge; Small round turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center of each button; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.0, Max Diam = 2.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1767A,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. 1930 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
Description | Pair of round buttons made from flat silver disk and hammered into dome shape in mold; Die stamped design consists of central circle, series of 9 straight lines radiating out from center, and 9 crescent shapes arranged in circle to form overall floral-like pattern; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.4 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1768A,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. 1890-1910 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
Description | Pair of round silver buttons made from coin of indeterminate origin and hammered into dome shape in mold; Surface of buttons are completely undecorated; Copper fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 2.2 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1769A-C | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Buttons (3) | |
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: Nickel or steel | |
Description | Set of 3 round, silver-colored metal buttons hammered or machine-stamped from a flat disk; Triangle motif is die-stamped or machine-stamped in center on one face to form 4-pointed star, encircled by series of 8 stamped "V" shapes; Silver fastening loop is soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 1.7 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1770A,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. 1930s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
Description | Pair of round silver buttons made from flat disc with scalloped edge and hammered to dome-shape in mold; Cold-chisel straight lines radiate out from center, forming series of ridges on surface; Copper fastening loop [originally] soldered to back of each button; Buttons are unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 1.7 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1771A,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. 1940-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver; Copper | |
Description | Pair of round buttons hammered from flat silver disc; Series of 10 pie-shaped units are die stamped in circular pattern, resulting in a design of spoke-like lines radiating out from center; 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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