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- Mule Deer Bone
Description: Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) bone. Dimensions: L 8.95 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Red-breasted Merganser Humerus
Description: The complete left humerus of a red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), a bird quite rare in Arizona today. Dimensions: L 8.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Tarsometatarsus of an American Coot
Description: Right tarsometatarsus of an American Coot (Fulica americana). Dimensions: L 5.52 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center ( catalog card). - Unworked Rabbit Bone
Description: Unworked rabbit (Lepus sp.) tibia. Dimensions: L 5.94 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Spindle Whorl, Alternate View
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Incised Bone Tube
Description: Incised bone tube. The bone is the right ulna of a large bird - most likely a goose or swan. Dimensions: L 11.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Polished Bone Tube
Description: Polished bone tube, made from the bone of large Swainson or small red-tail hawk, and likely intended for use as a whistle. Dimensions: L 4.5, W 0.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).