DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Button
NameButton
CultureNavajo
Date20th Century
Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America
Place madeArizona, United States, North America
MediumSilver metal
DimensionsWhole: 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.3 × 2.3 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.2018.50.20
Object numberA.2018.50.20
ProvenanceFrom a late arriving 1980s Girard gift that was not accessioned with other Girard Foundation pieces; per P. Smutko Collections Committee Meeting, 4/17/2018.
DescriptionMedium sized circular button with eight repoussé tear-drop-shaped petals extending from center. Around each petal is a stamped design. Between each petal there is a small, metal ball sitting in a stamped depression.
