Unusual Victorian Hair Mourning Buttons utilitarian sign and of course symbolic of

and of course symbolic of heating things up

easy to take down in use in hot weather and especially on the 4th of July

Mexican I believe and definitely with some years on him

I might guess is 1920s-40s

Unusual Victorian Hair Mourning Buttons utilitarian sign and of course symbolic ofI've never seen the likes of these, which I believe are Victorian mourning buttons, made with blonde hair encased in finely wrapped and knotted blue cord and thread, silk I believe. One presumes these were made to be sewn to a garment perhaps like toggles on a shawl or coat but I'm not entirely sure. Whatever the case, quite unusual as far as I know, and feeling like literal capsules of another time (and specific person!), which could easily be strung