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- Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri)
Common name: Sotol Scientific name: Dasylirion wheeleri Uses: Until a few decades ago, the Tohono O’odham (Papago) wove beautiful sleeping mats by plaiting together sotol leaves after removing marginal teeth. - Sotol Matting
Description: Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) woven matting. Dimensions: L 59.0, W 39.0 cm (: 23, W 17 in). Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1308). - Sotol Matting, Detail
Description: Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) woven matting. Dimensions: L 59.0, W 39.0 cm (: 23, W 17 in). Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1308). - Sotol Matting, Detail 2
Description: Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) woven matting. Dimensions: L 59.0, W 39.0 cm (: 23, W 17 in). Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1308). - Spindle
Description: Wooden spindle. Dimensions: L 11 1/2 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1512). - 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). - Spindle, Detail
Description: Wooden spindle. Dimensions: L 11 1/2 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1512). - 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). - Split Twig "Fetish"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: "Fetish" made of split twigs. The head consists of two interwoven concentric ovals at right angles mounted to a handle made of two strips doubled over opposite angels between the wings of the head and wrapped below by more wood strips. Dimensions: Approximately 3-4 inches. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 1916). - Split Twig Figurine
Description: Split twig figurine made from willow with a continuous warp, found with another split twig figurine in a cist. Dimensions: 12 cm long. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Split Twig Figurine
Description: Split twig figurine made with a continuous willow warp. Typologically identical to those found in Grand Canyon and Nevada. Dimensions: 14 cm long. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Split Twig Figurine
Description: Split twig figurine made from willow with a continuous warp. Dimensions: 7 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Split Twig Figurine
Description: Split twig figurine made from willow with a continuous warp. Dimensions: 6.3 cm long, 6.3 cm high. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Split Twig Figurine with Ears
Description: Split twig figurine made from willow with a continuous warp. This particular figurine has ears fashioned from the willow warp as well. Dimensions: 7.7 cm long, 6.4 cm tall. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center. - Split Wood Bound with String
Description: Split wood bound by 3-ply white cotton thread (z-spun, s-twist). Dimensions: L 33.0, W 0.8 cm. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1571).