Three Navajo Sterling Silver Stamped Converted Moccasin Buttons [R]
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- Category: Buttons and Conchas
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver - SET OF 3
- Size: 1-1/8” diameter
SET OF 3 - Item # C3777i
- Price No Longer Available
Among the first objects of adornment created by Navajo silversmiths in the mid-19th century were buttons and collar decorations attached to clothing. It was a way of displaying and protecting one’s wealth. One either wore jewelry or took it to the trading post for safe keeping as pawn jewelry.
These three pieces look to have originally been made for use as moccasin buttons, but have subsequently been altered into two pins and one pendant. They are hand-stamped with a very pleasing design. The design on each of the three is different.
Condition: the Three Sterling Silver Stamped Converted Moccasin Buttons are in original condition
Recommended Reading: Jewelry by Southwest American Indians: Evolving Designs by Nancy N. Schiffer
Provenance: from a private collection
Relative Links: Southwest Indian Jewelry, Navajo Nation, Buttons and Conchas
- Category: Buttons and Conchas
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver - SET OF 3
- Size: 1-1/8” diameter
SET OF 3 - Item # C3777i
- Price No Longer Available
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