Abstract
Phoenix buttons which were produced for the uniforms of the army of King Christophe of Haiti became popular trade items for the Northwest Coast Indians around 1830. When found on archaeological sites, they serve as good time markers. Discussed in this paper are the origin, manufacture, and the method by which the buttons entered the Indian trade.
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Strong, E. The enigma of the Phoenix button. Hist Arch 9, 74–80 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03373432
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