Navajo Sterling Silver Diné Rectangular Butterfly Button [SOLD]

The Diné made buttons to attach to their trousers and dresses, sometimes functional and sometimes decorative.  This button was fashioned in the style of a “butterfly” generally seen on concho belts but also made with copper loops to be sewn on as a button adornment.  It is from the mid twentieth century.

Condition: this Navajo Sterling Silver Diné Rectangular Butterfly Button is in original condition

Provenance: from the estate of Frances Balcomb passed through to a family member

Recommended Reading: Wearing the Moon—Navajo and Pueblo Silver Buttons by Gary Brockman

Relative Links: Southwest Indian Jewelry, Navajo Nation, Buttons and Conchas

Note: when we say Diné, as opposed to Navaho or Navajo, we are referring to the people and not the government.  Since 1969, their government refers to itself as the Navajo Nation.