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- Hafted Axe
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Fully-grooved stone axe hafted with a wooden loop handle, collected by Byron Cummings in 1909. The axe head is made of basalt. The bit and sides are polished, but the back of the head is rough - either pecked or used for pounding. The handle is looped around the lateral groove in the axe head, and smaller split twigs or vines hold the handle and axe head in place. Red pigment is still apparent on the loop around the axe head. Dimensions: 4 L x 3 1/4 W x 2 7/8 T (axe). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 433). - Wood and Bone Awls or Hairpins
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wood and bone awls or hairpins. Catalog No. 2228 is illustrated in Keith Anderson's dissertation on Tsegi Phase technology. Catalog No. 1008 is made of bone; the others are wood. Dimensions: 4 1/2 X 7/16 X 9/16 inches (Catalog No. 2226). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 15440 - bottom, 1008 - second from bottom, 2228 - second from top, and 2226 - top). - Corn Cob on a Stick
Description: Corn cob on a stick. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Squash Stem Strung on Yucca Cord
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Vegetal material believed to be a squash stem, strung on yucca cord. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 541). - Corn Stalk and Sticks
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Corn stalk and part of the adjoining ear with four sticks stuck into one end. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 575). - Rabbit Fur and Yucca Cordage
Culture: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Rabbit fur wound with yucca. Similar cordage was often woven into blankets. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument. - Yucca Cord Net
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Fragment of 2-ply cord net. Dimensions: Approximately 2 x 2 inches. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 220). - Corn Husk Ropes
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Braided corn husk ropes. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 44 - left, and 3466 - right). - Wooden Loom Roller
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Belt loom roller notched at each end and bearing fire marks in some places. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3471). - Yucca Needle with Cotton Thread
Description: Self-threaded yucca needle with cotton twined into the yucca thread. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Woven Cotton Belt
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Woven cotton belt or apron with tassels. Dimensions: 8 1/8 L x 1 1/2 W (inches). Tassels are 1 3/4 inches long. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 221). - Gambling Piece
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Carved bone die or gambling piece bearing four carved grooves on one side. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 287). - Rabbit Stick
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Curved wooden (oak?) rabbit stick with a sharpened outer edge. Dimensions: 16 1/2 L x 3 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 167). - Scarlet Macaw Feathers
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Scarlet Macaw feathers bound together with yucca and cotton. Dimensions: 2 3/4 inch diameter (the opening in the center is just large enough to fit a lead pencil tip). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 37). - Gaming Piece?
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Possible bone gaming piece with seven lines engraved into one face. Dimensions: 2 cm long. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 2814).