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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). - 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). - Steatite Nose Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Small nose plug carved from steatite. The plug came from the surface of Wupatki Pueblo, and it is speculated that it may have been a child's because of the small size. Dimensions: 1.9 (L) x 0.85 (W) cm ( 0.75 (L) x 0.33 (W) in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Carved Shell Pendant or Bracelet Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved Glycymeris shell from Wupatki Pueblo. The carving may be of a lizard, but it is unknown if the piece served as a bracelet or perhaps a pendant. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Turquoise Bracelet
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Turquoise bracelet. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Argillite Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved and ground argillite pendant from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 2.9 cm (diameter) x 0.28 cm (T) (1.14 in (diameter) x 0.11 in (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Shell Bracelet/Anklet
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bracelet or anklet made from baby Glycymeris shells and found in Wupatki Pueblo. The edges of each individual shell are ground. Average size of each shell: 0.9 cm x 0.8 cm x 0.15 cm ; 0.35 in x 0.32 in x 0.06 in. 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). - 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).