Antique Mother of Pearl Scallop pattern hand carved buttons 1 dz Never used

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Antique Mother of Pearl Scallop pattern hand carved buttons 1 dz Never used. Condition is New. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
BUY A PIECE OF HISTORY!
Antique hand carved buttons made in the lastCentury by women along the northern Mississippi River region.
These buttons have never been used.
They came from a found lot in an oldabandoned warehouse.
Beautiful art specimenof hand work.
These buttons come fromabalone shell found in the river.
Theyare cut from the thick shell and then carved and finished by hand.
At this time 37% of the world's pearl buttonswere made in this area.
The only otherkinds of buttons and fasteners during this era were horn, wood and nutmaterials.
These buttons were made longbefore the invention of plastic.
Bring asmall bit of history and art to your garments and crafts.