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- Stone Axe
Description: 3/4 groove stone axe. Dimensions: 6 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 205). - Corn
Description: A short corn cob retaining most of the original kernels. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 448). - Squash Stem
Description: Squash stem. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Salt
Description: A crystalline cube of salt from a salt mine southwest of Camp Verde (modern). Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 454). - Pumpkin Rind
Description: Pumpkin rind. Dimensions: Approximately 7.2 cm long x 5.1 cm wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Chert Knife
Description: Chert knife, percussion shaped, edges retouched, and base broken. Dimensions: Approximately 5 cm tall and 4.3 cm wide at the base. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1149). - Argillite Pendant
Description: Argillite pendant worked from red argillite from a prehistoric quarry only a few miles from the site where the pendant was found. Dimensions: Approximately 3.75 x 2.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 453). - Pottery
Description: Kayenta Black-on-White jar with handle. Dimensions: 4 inches tall, 3.75 inches diam. of mouth, 5 inches body diam. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 340). - Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl found with a mass of unspun cotton. Whorls allowed weavers to twist and wind yarn to prepare it for weaving. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 54). - Yucca and Cotton Cloth, Detail
Description: Yucca and cotton fabric made by weaving cotton rag strips and yucca fibers. Yucca baccata warp, double yucca weft, and unevenly spaced cotton rag wefting. Dimensions: Approximately 17 x 10.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 164). - Yucca and Cotton Cloth
Description: Yucca and cotton fabric made by weaving cotton rag strips and yucca fibers. Yucca baccata warp, double yucca weft, and unevenly spaced cotton rag wefting. Dimensions: Approximately 17 x 10.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 164). - Yucca Fiber
Description: Bundle of untwisted yucca fibers. Dimensions: 30 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 47). - Yucca Rope
Description: Rope made from braided strands of yucca. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 36). - Diamond Design Fabric
Description: Fragment of twilled cotton cloth with a woven design of black and red diamonds on a white background. Dimensions: Approximately 18.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 178). - Batten
Description: Wooden batten. Weavers used these to hold warp threads apart. Dimensions: 17.5 inches long, 0.5 inches wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 61).