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Object Number
995-29-10/73152
Display Title
Stamped silver button
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo button from 1940s. Simple domed silver shank button with a stamped scalloped design around the side and swirl designs at the center. 2.5 cm in diameter, 1 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Silver button, stamped design, concave, loop in back.
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1949
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / Arizona?
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 2.4 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm (15/16 x 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Distance (depth): 1 cm
Distance (diameter): 2.5 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73152
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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