brooch, Wooden Butterfly Pin, carved from lionwood by an elderly man in Poston, 1940s

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: Montana, Missoula

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Credit Line: Gift of Roger Shimomura

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2016.0162.02Accession Number: 2016.0162Catalog Number: 2016.0162.02

Object Name: broachbroochbutterfly brooch

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (base material)paint (overall; top material)yellow (top color)orange (overall; top color)Measurements: overall: 1 3/32 in x 1 3/16 in x 3/4 in; 2.794 cm x 3.048 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-843d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1808334

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