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- Possible Nose or Cheek Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved white stone that could have been a nose or cheek plug. Dimensions: 1.9 (L) x 1.46 (W) cm (0.75 (L) x 0.57 (W) in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Carved Bone Gaming Piece
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: A possible bone gaming piece carving with an interlocking pattern similar to Black Mesa ceramic decorations. Found in a room at Wupatki Pueblo, it is also possible that the bone was used as a weaving batten or perhaps worn as an adornment Dimensions: 7.7(L) x 1.95(W) x 0.32(T)cm (3.03 x 0.77 x 0.13in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Carved Shell Pendant or Bracelet Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved Glycymeris shell from Wupatki Pueblo. The carving may be of a lizard, but it is unknown if the piece served as a bracelet or perhaps a pendant. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Shell Bracelet/Anklet
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bracelet or anklet made from baby Glycymeris shells and found in Wupatki Pueblo. The edges of each individual shell are ground. Average size of each shell: 0.9 cm x 0.8 cm x 0.15 cm ; 0.35 in x 0.32 in x 0.06 in. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Turquoise Bracelet
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Turquoise bracelet. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Bone Awl or Hairpin
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bone awl or hairpin carved at one end. The carving could be a feather, an arrow point, or the rattle of a rattlesnake. Although not broken, this piece was found in the trash of Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 9.6 cm long (3.78 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Bone Awl or Hairpin
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bone awl or hairpin carved into an animal hoof at one end; found in a room in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 22.2 cm long (8.74 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Turkey Feather and Rabbit Fur Cordage
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Turkey House, constructed approx. A.D. 980) Description: Yucca cordage twined with turkey feathers and/or rabbit fur and knotted in two places. Dimensions: 51 centimeters long (20.0 inches). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card); on loan from the Museum of Northern Arizona. - Ceramic Spindle Whorl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Black-on-white spindle whorl from the trash between rooms in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 1.96 cm wide x 0.2 cm thick. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Cotton Yarn
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: Thirteen strands of cotton yarn dyed blue, black, and various shades of brown. Represented types include single, double, and multiple twists. All strands are from Wupatki Pueblo. The cotton may have been traded up from the Hohokam in the south, either as bulk material or as processed yarn. Dimensions: Avg. 9 cm long x 0.2 cm diam. (3.54 x .08 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card - Bone Comb
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Bone comb with nine teeth carved into one end and a tapering point at the other. This comb, found in a room in Wupatki Pueblo, may have been used in weaving. Dimensions: 19.5 (L) x 3.3 (W) cm (7.68 x 1.30 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Tump Line in a Tapestry Weave
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Section of a tump line (a strap crossing the forehead or chest to aid in carrying a load on the back) from Wupatki Pueblo. The strap is cotton yarn on yucca warp, and is decorated with a polychrome design in blue and two shades of brown. Since cotton couldn't be grown at higher elevations, it was likely acquired from the Hohokam further south. Dimensions: 10.0 cm (L) x 3.25 cm (W) (3.94 in x 1.28 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Spindle and Whorl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Pot sherds were often reworked into disks for stick-and-whorl spindles used to spin cotton thread. This one is a Black Mesa Black-on-white spindle whorl mounted on replica spindle made by Zorro Bradley c. 1956 for an exhibit. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Weaving Batten
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Wooden weaving batten from Wupatki Pueblo. Battens were used to separate foundation yarns during weaving. Dimensions: 32.0 L x 3.3 W x 0.7 T cm (12.6 x 1.3 x .28 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Weaving Shed Rod
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). Description: Wooden shed rod for weaving found in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 39.0 (L) x 1.8 (W) cm (15.35 x .71 in).