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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4371043, member: 6444"]No, not a button fetish (though I suspect some here have that as well)!! An old sewing box full of buttons, with a few beads, hatpins, and what I assume is a fetish thrown in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this indeed a fetish? Or is that not the right name, and if so what is it? Made of a carved black polished stone, about two inches long, with inset sterling silver arrow mouth and eye (other eye missing - may be in the button drawer?) I believe it is hand carved since not symmetrical and stone not plastic. No sign it was ever attached to a piece of jewelry, and I am assuming it is native american, but maybe not?</p><p><br /></p><p>I assume the initials on one of the feet are original and not an owner. Looks like DTR (or maybe in the order DRT). What do I have? And if anyone knows buttons, is there anything else worth taking pictures of?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]365445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365447[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365448[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365451[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4371043, member: 6444"]No, not a button fetish (though I suspect some here have that as well)!! An old sewing box full of buttons, with a few beads, hatpins, and what I assume is a fetish thrown in. Is this indeed a fetish? Or is that not the right name, and if so what is it? Made of a carved black polished stone, about two inches long, with inset sterling silver arrow mouth and eye (other eye missing - may be in the button drawer?) I believe it is hand carved since not symmetrical and stone not plastic. No sign it was ever attached to a piece of jewelry, and I am assuming it is native american, but maybe not? I assume the initials on one of the feet are original and not an owner. Looks like DTR (or maybe in the order DRT). What do I have? And if anyone knows buttons, is there anything else worth taking pictures of? [ATTACH=full]365445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365447[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365448[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365451[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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