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- Hafted Axe
Description: A 3/4 grooved stone axe in its original wooden haft. Dimensions: 7.5 inch long handle, axe 4 inches. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 157). - Arrowshaft Straightener
Description: Oval arrowshaft straightener with transverse groove; stone has been burned. Dimensions: Approximately 9 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 429). - 1934 Excavation of Castle A
Subject: Overview of the 1934 Castle A excavations, showing rooms 1-5 in the upper tier. The person to the rear left is standing in front of Room 5 and the person to the left front is standing on the midden slope in front of the building. Date: 1934 Collection: WACC: Montezuma Castle/Well. - Cotton Skirt
Description: A knotted cotton skirt that would have been worn by a Sinagua woman. Dimensions: Approximately 15 x 20 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 46). - Mortar and Pestle
Description: Mortar made from vesicular basalt and plug-shaped pestle of the same material. Dimensions: Mortar diam 3.5 inches (8.89 cm), bowl diam. 2 in (approx. 5 cm), thickness 1.75 in (4.45 cm), depth 1 in (2.54 cm); Pestle 4.5 in (11.43 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 97 - mortar, and MOCA 264 - pestle). - Netting
Description: Twisted agave netting. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Axe Handle
Description: A well-used wooden axe handle. The haft, mended with yucca cord, would have wrapped around a stone axe. Dimensions: Approximately 26.75 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 444). - Yucca Needle
Description: Yucca needle. Dimensions: Approximately 3.75 cm (needle), 5 cm (string); total length approximately 8.75 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 52?). - Mano and Metate
Description: Metate made from volcanic rock with a deep groove and a one sided sandstone mano. Dimensions: Metate 5.5 inches from grinding surface to rim; Mano approx. 14 x 8 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 115 - metate, and MOCA 318 - mano). - Stone Paint Palette
Description: Stone palette on which pigment was prepared. Flakes of hematite (iron ore) were ground into a powder on the sandstone palette. Dimensions: Approximately 12.5 x 10.75 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 111). - Modern Pendant
Description: A modern replica of a prehistoric pendant, made of wood with turquoise and coral mosaic. Dimensions: Approximately 3 x 4 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1571). - Arrow Foreshaft
Description: Arrow foreshaft, nearly perfect with only a bit of tip broken off, and part of reed at either end still socketing the other end of foreshaft. The foreshaft is still bound with sinew for holding the foreshaft in the shaft. Dimensions: Approximately 30.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 458). - Split Feather Detail
Description: Close view of the sinew wrapped split feathers on MOCA 457, an arrow mainshaft. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 457). - 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).