Description: Native American Navajo Southwestern Sterling Silver Kokopelli Button Covers Acid Tested Measures about 3/4 inches in diameter and hold 1/2 to 5/8 inch buttons. Very good to excellent condition The covers feature a domed sunburst design that is a popular Native American motif. These sets were often sold at Native American Indian Outposts, they look like small conchos. The top is sterling silver and soldered on to stainless backs. Most likely handcrafted by a Navajo silversmith. The Button Covers fit securely over any standard button. Simply open the base, slide over the button and clip into place. A pair could be used as cuff links. Unmarked but tested as sterling silver. In the mid 1800’s, a few Navajo began to learn the art of silversmithing from Mexican plateros. Early silver beads and buttons were made from coins. Later when silver and sterling silver were more available, buttons were made from ingots and sheet silver. Early buttons from about 1870 were round, flat and with two holes like conventional buttons. Plain domed silver buttons were made soon thereafter. Buttons were originally for fastening garments but soon became more ornamental and even were used as a trade item. With access to more diverse tools in the late 1800s and early 1900s, hand-made buttons were domed, filed, etched, fluted, stamped and a loop would be forge-soldered onto the back.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-13T00:28:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Lot: Yes
Type: Button Cover
Shape: Round
Color: Silver
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
Material: Sterling Silver, Alloy
Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
Suitable For: 1/2 in buttons
Culture: Native American: US
