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: 1 × 1 × 3/16 in. (2.6 × 2.6 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.2018.50.33

Object numberA.2018.50.33

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.

DescriptionCircular button with intricate hashing patterns. Stamped crescent border with hash marks inside and cross made of hash marks. Circle in center.