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- Arrow Foreshaft
Description: Arrow foreshaft, nearly perfect with only a bit of tip broken off, and part of reed at either end still socketing the other end of foreshaft. The foreshaft is still bound with sinew for holding the foreshaft in the shaft. Dimensions: Approximately 30.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 458). - Arrow Mainshaft
Description: Arrow mainshaft, made of reed grass (Phragmites communis) with a notched end and three split feathers intact and still wrapped with sinew. The other end and wooden foreshaft are missing. Dimensions: 16 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 457). - Split Feather Detail
Description: Close view of the sinew wrapped split feathers on MOCA 457, an arrow mainshaft. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 457). - Arrowshaft
Description: Hardwood arrowshaft, slender and straight, blunt at one end, with a sharp tip at the other. In hunting small game, wooden tipped arrows are believed to have been frequently used. Dimensions: Approximately 26.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 459). - Turkey Bone Whistle
Description: Whistle, probably used as a turkey call. Appears to be made of a turkey leg bone. Dimensions: Approx 9.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 455). - Projectile Points
Description: Various projectile points. The smaller ones would have been used on arrows, but the larger was likely used on a dart or spear. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Red Tipped Projectile Point
Description: Red tipped chalcedony projectile point. Dimensions: 1 1/4 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1429). - Projectile Point
Description: Small chert projectile point. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 456). - Obsidian Projectile Point
Description: Small obsidian triangle projectile point. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1430 or 1431). - Obsidian Projectile Point
Description: Obsidian projectile point, side notched with a concave base. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1430 or 1431). - Dart or Spear Point
Description: A large dart or spear point. Dimensions: 2 3/4 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 456).