I'm pretty sure this was a plain colonial Dutch button before it became the more embellished and mysterious item it became next.
A small metal pin has been attached through one of the button holes. It can move like the hand of a clock, but I have no idea what its function was. This came to me as part of a collection of odd lots.
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I've always loved the way cultures adapt, and adopt, alien items that come their way. Angela Fisher's Africa Adorned is full of African examples
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