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- Burden Basket
Description: Burden basket decorated with four horizontal bands of red alternating with four bands of black. A note in the artifact catalog indicates "Dr. Haury identified as prob. 19th century." Dimensions: H 39, Diam 52 cm. Provenience: Rock shelter. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 165). - Child's Sandal
Description: Finely woven child's yucca sandal. Dimensions: L 11.0, W 6.0, T 1.0 cm (L 4 1/2, W 2 in, with straps). Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1082). - Possible Headband
Description: White, red, and brown possible headband with yucca warp and cotton weft. Dimensions: L 13.5, W 4.5 cm. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 53). - Spindle, Detail
Description: Wooden spindle. Dimensions: L 11 1/2 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1512). - Corn Cob
Description: Corn cob; originally on a stick. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 594). - Red Cotton String
Description: Knotted red cotton string. Dimensions: L 15.0 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 578). - Arizona Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni)
Common name: Barrel Cactus, Candy Barrel, Compass Barrel, Fishhook Barrel Cactus Scientific name: Ferocactus wislizeni Description: Squat barrel-shaped cactus with long, curved spines, yellow to orange colored flowers, and yellow fruit. Dye: None. Other uses: The Seri and other groups use this particular barrel cactus as an emergency water source; Seris have survived on it for as long as a month. The Tohono O’odham eat the fruit as an emergency food (year-round). The Seri also eat the flowers and buds. - Coiled Basket, Close View
Description: Close view of a coiled basket. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Worked Gourd, Alternate View
Description: Worked gourd scoop or dipper. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 4, NW Corner. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 7106). - Wooden Spindle Whorl
Description: Wooden spindle whorl with a beveled edge. Dimensions: Diam 2.75, T 1/8 in. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 188). - Leather Cord, Detail
Description: Two pieces of leather strip tied together. Dimensions: L 76.5 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 27, Floor. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 461). - Large Basket Base, Detail
Description: Base of a large open-weave coiled basket made with bear grass and yucca. Dimensions: Diam 20 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1550). - Digging Stick
Description: Digging stick shaped by carving and bending to create a spatulate digging end and rounded handle. Dimensions: L 33.0, Diam 3.5 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 17. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1438). - Loosely Woven Cloth
Description: Loosely woven over-1, under-1 cotton cloth with white warp and brown weft threads. Dimensions: L 6.0, W 4.0 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 291). - Quadruped Figurine
Description: Quadruped figurine with two legs and a portion of the body remaining; possibly made from black pitch/pine resin. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 2, Floor. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 785).