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- 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). - 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). - 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). - 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, 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, 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). - 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). - Cotton Cloth
Description: Cotton textiles. 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, Close View
Description: Close view of a cotton textile. Dimensions: Unknown Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - 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). - 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). - 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 - 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). - Navajo Saddle Blanket
Cultural Period: Historic, Navajo Description: Red Navajo saddle blanket with black double diamond design in center. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.