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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).
Yucca and Cotton Cloth, Detail
Description: Yucca and cotton fabric made by weaving cotton rag strips and yucca fibers. Yucca baccata warp, double yucca weft, and unevenly spaced cotton rag wefting. Dimensions: Approximately 17 x 10.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 164).
Yucca and Cotton Cloth
Description: Yucca and cotton fabric made by weaving cotton rag strips and yucca fibers. Yucca baccata warp, double yucca weft, and unevenly spaced cotton rag wefting. Dimensions: Approximately 17 x 10.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 164).
Yucca Fiber
Description: Bundle of untwisted yucca fibers. Dimensions: 30 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 47).
Yucca Rope
Description: Rope made from braided strands of yucca. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 36).
Diamond Design Fabric
Description: Fragment of twilled cotton cloth with a woven design of black and red diamonds on a white background. Dimensions: Approximately 18.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 178).
Batten
Description: Wooden batten. Weavers used these to hold warp threads apart. Dimensions: 17.5 inches long, 0.5 inches wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 61).
Yucca Basketry
Description: A basketry artifact made of yucca fiber. Dimensions: Approximately 9 x 2.6 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 140 or 1578).
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).
Yucca Basketry
Description: A basketry artifact made of yucca. Dimensions: 7.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 140 or 1578).
Yucca Needle
Description: Yucca needle. Dimensions: Approximately 3.75 cm (needle), 5 cm (string); total length approximately 8.75 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 52?).
Cotton
Description: Mass of unspun cotton. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1491).
Pot Rest
Description: Woven yucca pot rest. Dimensions: 2.6 cm tall; Diam 12.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1747).
Matting
Description: Matting made from the common sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri sp.), or possibly yucca. Two edges remain intact. Dimensions: Approximately 15.5 x 14.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 479).
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).