- Self-threaded Yucca Needle
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Self-threaded yucca needle from Wupatki Pueblo. Self-threaded needles were made by leaving the sharp point of the yucca leaf attached to the processed fibers from the larger, fleshier part of the leaf below. Dimensions: 4.0 cm (L) x 0.2 cm (W) (1.57 x 0.08 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Bone Needle Threaded with Yucca
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bone sewing needle threaded with twisted yucca fiber; found in a room in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 10.7 (L) x 0.7 (diameter) cm (4.21 x 0.28 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Yucca Cordage
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Two-strand yucca cordage found in the vicinity of Wupatki National Monument. Dimensions: 29.0 (L) x 0.3 (diameter) cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Open-Weave Cotton Cloth
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: Weft wrap, open-weave cotton cloth recovered from the Wupatki Pueblo trash midden. Like the cloth depicted in the previous slide, this piece or at least the cotton from which it was made, likely originated with the Hohokam to the south. Dimensions: 8 cm x 4.5 cm x 0.1 cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Plain-Weave Cotton Cloth
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: Plain-weave cotton cloth dyed red. The North Country is too cold for cotton to grow, so the cloth, or the cotton from which it was woven, was likely traded to the Sinagua by their southern neighbors, the Hohokam. Dimensions: 14.0 cm x 12.5 cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Cotton Cloth, Close View
Description: Close view of a cotton textile. Dimensions: Unknown Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Cotton Cloth, Close View
Description: Close view of a cotton textile. Dimensions: Unknown Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Cotton Cloth
Description: Cotton textiles. Dimensions: Unknown Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Polychrome Band or Strap, Alternate View
Description: Woven polychrome band or strap with a pattern of white, olive green, and rust colored rectangles and diamonds. The dyes were made using vegetal material and the weave is a plain weave with ten loose z-twisted warp threads. Dimensions: 51.6 x 1.4-1.7 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - String Dress, Fringe Detail
Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction. Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - String Dress, Belt Detail
Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction. Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - String Dress, Hem Detail
Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction. Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - String Dress
Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction. Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Tunic Fabric
Description: Warp-wrapped patterned tunic fabric with open work forming an interlocked triangular design reminiscent of Flagstaff Black-on-white pottery designs. Dimensions: Finely woven 11-14 threads/cm. Warp-wrapped openings are approximately 3-4 mm wide. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Woven Fabric
Description: Finely woven fabric with z-twist warp and I-twist weft. The fabric was dyed blue (now faded) and had a pattern of diagonally placed squares left free of dye except for blue dots in the centers of each. Bird feathers were also incorporated into the weave. Dimensions: 10.5 -7.5 x 12 x .03 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).