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- Roasted Agave Hearts
Subject: Roasted agave hearts. - Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla)
Common name: Lechuguilla Scientific name: Agave lechuguilla Description: Lechuguilla is a slender-leaved member of the Agave family. The leaves are rigid and end in a sturdy sharp point capable of penetrating most clothing, as well as skin. Uses: Southwest Native Americans have used fibers from the leaves (commonly called ixtle, but also a hard fiber known by the trade name Tampico fiber) to make ropes and mats. - Agave Knife or Hoe
Description: Possible agave knife or hoe. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Lower Ruin, Room 28. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1035). - Agave Spine Needle
Description: Agave spine needle. Dimensions: L 3 in. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1133). - Agave Spine Needle
Description: Agave spine needle with shredded fiber end. Dimensions: L 2 1/2 in. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1037). - Needle and Thread
Description: Agave(?) needle and thread. The thread consists of leaf fibers spun into a 2-ply, S-spun, Z-twist cord. Dimensions: L 7.5 cm. Provenience: Lower Ruin, Room 10. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1424). - Agave Spine Needle
Description: Agave spine needle. Dimensions: L 2 in. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1080). - Agave Needle and Thread
Description: Agave needle and twisted fiber thread. Dimensions: L 4 1/2 in. Provenience: Lower Ruin, Room 11, Fill. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1135). - Murphy's Agave (Agave murpheyi)
Common name: Agave, Hohokam Agave Scientific name; Agave murpheyi Descriptive: Murphy's Agave is a relatively small agave variety. The leaves are fleshy, light blue-green to yellow-green, spined along the edges and at the leaf tip, and grow in a rosette from the heart of the plant. Uses: Extensively cultivated for food and fiber by the prehistoric Hohokam of southern Arizona. - Agave Knife
Description: Agave knife with thin flaked edges, a notch on one long edge, and use wear on the blunter end. Dimensions: 14 x 4 3/4 x 1/8 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Sandstone Agave Knife
Description: Sandstone agave knife with marked use-polish on the working edge. Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/4 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife Meant to be Hafted
Description: Agave knife with a curved blade exhibiting use polish. The narrow point of the stone would have been used in hafting the tool. Dimensions: 4 x 2 3/4 x 7/16 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Tabular Agave Knife
Description: Tabular agave knife flaked along one long edge. Dimensions: 10 x 4.5 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife
Description: Tabular agave knife with a long thin edge highly polished from use. Dimensions: 8.5 in, W 4 in. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Stalk
Description: A section of agave stalk into the end of which a stick was inserted and attached to a piece of cordage. Dimensions: Approximately 15 cm long (stalk). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).