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- "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.2, DIAM 3.9 CM Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.6, DIAM 4.1 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 4.9, DIAM 4.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor" Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.0, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor" Fragment, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.0, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Cloud Blower
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Plainware cloud blower pipe. Dimensions: L 6.1, DIAM 2.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 16, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Cloud Blower, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Plainware cloud blower pipe. Dimensions: L 6.1, DIAM 2.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 16, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Duck Effigy (?), Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired egg-shaped piece of clay with a punched hole in the top and a small bulbous protrusion on one end interpreted as the head of a duck in the artifact catalog. Dimensions: H 2.0, W 2.5, L 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Roof Clay
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired clay with a roof beam (latilla) impression. Dimensions: L 9.8, W 6.2, T 4.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Roof Clay, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired clay with a roof beam (latilla) impression. Dimensions: L 9.8, W 6.2, T 4.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Pipe Stems
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Two ceramic pipe stem fragments, one red, and other plain. The plainware pipe appears to have been drilled with an off-center hole, perhaps more than once. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Rm 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Miniature Jar
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired miniature jar with a flat bottom. Dimensions: H 1.5, DIAM 2.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Miniature Vessel
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Miniature vessel, possible a duck pot, but missing the head. Unfired. Dimensions: H 1.7, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Rm 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Miniature Vessel, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Miniature vessel, possible a duck pot, but missing the head. Unfired. Dimensions: H 1.7, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Rm 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Miniature Jar, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired miniature jar with a flat bottom. Dimensions: H 1.5, DIAM 2.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.