- Woven Handbag, Detail
Description: A woven handbag made by folding a strip of cloth in half and sewing the edges. The design was made using a technique known as weft floating. Dimensions: 12 x 6 inches. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 123). - Double Bit Stone Axe
Description: Double bit, 3/4 groove stone axe. Dimensions: Approximately 12.25 cm long x 5.5 cm wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 254). - Sandal
Description: A twined yucca sandal with a narrow heel, slightly rounded toe, yucca cord strap, and one toe loop. The narrow heel is not common in the Montezuma Castle vicinity. Dimensions: 11 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 160). - From Past to Present
Description: The modern turquoise and coral replica side-by-side with the prehistoric pendant. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Pottery Anvil or Stopper
Description: Red sandstone pottery anvil or possibly a stopper that would have been used in the mouth or a small olla or jug. Dimensions: Base diam. approximately 8 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 98). - Wooden Paddle
Description: A sturdy flat wooden paddle with a narrow handle. This artifact would have been used to smooth and thin the walls of pottery vessels made by the paddle-and-anvil method. Dimensions: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 442). - Prehistoric Pendant
Description: A shield shaped wooden pendant with turquoise mosaic. Dimensions: Approximately 2.75 cm x 3 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 462). - Shell Bracelet
Description: Olivella shell beads on the original string. Dimensions: Approximately 9 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 130). - Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl found with a mass of unspun cotton. Whorls allowed weavers to twist and wind yarn to prepare it for weaving. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 54). - Arrow Mainshaft
Description: Arrow mainshaft, made of reed grass (Phragmites communis) with a notched end and three split feathers intact and still wrapped with sinew. The other end and wooden foreshaft are missing. Dimensions: 16 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 457). - Arrowshaft
Description: Hardwood arrowshaft, slender and straight, blunt at one end, with a sharp tip at the other. In hunting small game, wooden tipped arrows are believed to have been frequently used. Dimensions: Approximately 26.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 459). - Yucca Fiber Stopper
Description: Close view of the yucca stopper in MOCA 149, a gourd paint container. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 149). - Flageolet (Flute)
Descriptions: A flageolet (flute-like instrument) made from a hollow wooden tube with five stops. Dimensions: Approximately 54 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 179). - Yucca Basketry
Description: Fragment of basketry made from yucca. Dimensions: 1 5/8 inches across. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 57). - Modern Hopi Ring Basket
Description: Modern Hopi ring basket/sifter. Dimensions: Approximately 34 cm diameter. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1557).