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- 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). - Wood and Bone Awls or Hairpins
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wood and bone awls or hairpins. Catalog No. 2228 is illustrated in Keith Anderson's dissertation on Tsegi Phase technology. Catalog No. 1008 is made of bone; the others are wood. Dimensions: 4 1/2 X 7/16 X 9/16 inches (Catalog No. 2226). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 15440 - bottom, 1008 - second from bottom, 2228 - second from top, and 2226 - top). - Carved Cottonwood Root
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Whittled wood object. Dimensions: 3 3/4 L x 7/16 W (shaft) x 1/4 T (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 29). - Corn Stalk and Sticks
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Corn stalk and part of the adjoining ear with four sticks stuck into one end. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 575). - Corn Cob on a Stick
Description: Corn cob on a stick. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Rabbit Stick
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Curved wooden (oak?) rabbit stick with a sharpened outer edge. Dimensions: 16 1/2 L x 3 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 167). - Possible Arrow Shaft
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Identified as an arrow shaft, but bearing an irregular surface and diameter. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 2245). - Portion of a Cane Arrow
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Burned end of a cane arrow shaft with notch (nock) and binding. Dimensions: 2 L x 1/4 diameter (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3184). - Wooden Loom Roller
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Belt loom roller notched at each end and bearing fire marks in some places. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3471). - Flute Segment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Section of sinew-wrapped wooden flute found during the 1934 stabilization project at Keet Seel. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: on display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 1414). - Stick Bundle
Cultural Period: Navajo (Historic) Description: Bundle of wooden sticks, similar to a weaving batten. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3350). - Weaving Batten
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wooden weaving batten, broken in half and fire-blackened. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3475). - Planting Stick
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wooden planting stick with one end flat and pointed and the other rounded. Dimensions: 40 inches long. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 264). - Digging Stick
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wooden digging stick. Dimensions: 9 3/4 inches long. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 2233). - Cordage
Description: Cordage, likely made from yucca fibers. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument.