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- Raw Azurite and Azurite Pigment
Description: Small ceramic bowl with pure crystalline blue azurite pigment and raw azurite pieces. Dimensions: Height 0.6, Diameter 2.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog cards - pigment, bowl, and raw azurite: TUZI 1214, TUZI 1316, TUZI 2081). - Conus Shell Tinklers
Description: Conus shell ticklers with holes drilled for suspension. Dimensions: 2.8-3.0 cm long. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Painted Figurine
Description: The head of a clay human figurine with traces of paint on the cheeks. Dimensions: L 3.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Awatovi Black-on-Yellow Bowl
Description: Awatovi Black-on-Yellow bowl. Dimensions: Height 9.6 cm, Diameter 9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Verde Brown Olla
Description: Verde Brown olla. The rim has been restored and the body has been mended. Dimensions: Height 36.9 cm, Diameter 40.9 cm, Opening 27.9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Palette with Red Hematite
Description: Palette with eight incised shallow notches along one edge. The hematite has been added to show how the palette would have been used. Dimensions of palette: 10.8 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - palette, catalog card - hematite). - Mortar with Malachite Pieces
Description: Pumice paint mortar with unworked malachite pieces. Dimensions: 3.7 cm tall, 6.3 cm diameter. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - malachite). - Mortar with Limonite
Description: Stone paint mortar with limonite. Dimensions: 3.7 cm tall, 6.3 cm diameter. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - limonite). - Mortar with White Pigment
Description: Basalt mortar with a white pigment tentatively identified as kaolin powder. Dimensions: 1.25 inches tall, 2.75 inch diameter. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - pigment). - Palette with Specular Hematite
Description: Slate palette with an incised border. A piece of unworked specular hematite was placed with the palette to show how the artifact would have been used in the past. Dimensions of palette: 13.5 x 8.4 x .8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - palette, catalog card - hematite). - Palette with Azurite
Description: Incised palette with an azurite lump used to make a ground powder paste. Dimensions: 8.2 x 14.6 x 2.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - palette, catalog card - azurite). - Ground Specular Hematite
Description: Small bowl with ground specular hematite. Dimensions: Height 1.3, Diameter 3.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center ( catalog card - bowl, catalog card - hematite). - Specular Hematite
Description: An irregular piece of specular hematite worked so that one side is smooth. Dimensions: 4.4 x 4.4 x 2.6 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Hematite Bird
Description: Hematite bird. Dimensions: 2.8 x 1.9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Malachite
Description: Worked (left) and raw (right) pieces of malachite. Dimensions: L 2.3, W 2.1, H 2.1 cm (left) and 5.1 x 2.6 cm (right). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - worked, catalog card - raw).