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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1794   CAS 0370-1794; Button
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