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- Turquoise Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Rectangular turquoise pendant from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 3 cm (H) x 2 cm (W). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Carved Stone Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Carved green stone pendant. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Carved Abalone Shell Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Abalone shell carved into a bird pendant. Unfortunately, no provenience information is known for this artifact, so culture, period, and location of origin cannot be established. Dimensions: 4.2 cm long x 1.0 cm wide. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Argillite Nose Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Red argillite nose plug from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 0.7 in. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Copper Bell
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Copper bells in the Southwest originated in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, the provenience information for this particular bell is currently unknown. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Copper Bell
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Copper bells in the Southwest originated in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, the provenience for this bell is currently unknown. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Hohokam-style Frog Carved in Shell
Cultural Period: Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) and Hohokam Description: Carved shell frog, perforated for use as a bead or pendant; found at Wupatki Pueblo, but of Hohokam origin. Dimensions: 4.2 cm (H) x 4.6 cm (W) x 1.9 cm (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Limestone Nose Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Limestone nose plug from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 3.7 cm (H) x 2.2 cm (W) x 1.7 cm (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Shell Necklace
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Shell necklace. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Close-up of Shell Beads
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Shell necklace. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Conus Shell Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Close-up view of the Conus shell pendant. This shell is part of a necklace including shell and turquoise beads found in Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Turquoise and Shell Necklace
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Shell and turquoise necklace from Wupatki Pueblo, restrung on brown thread. The necklace includes 48 shell beads, including the Conus sp. pendant, and 15 turquoise beads. Dimensions: Approximately 15 cm long. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Shell Necklace
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: 34 disk-shaped beads, 1 rectangular bead, and 7 triangular beads, all Spondylus shell species, restrung with an Olivella shell bead; from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Stone Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved stone pendant from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 8.8(H) x 8.2(W) x 0.5(T)cm (3.46 x 3.23 x 0.20 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Stone Cheek or Lip Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Stone cheek or nose plug described as being of a later style; found in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 1.7 cm wide x 0.9 cm thick; (0.67 in wide x 0.36 in thick). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).