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- Burden Basket
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Sinagua Description: Large basket fragment, 2 rod and bundle construction. Dimensions: 21.5 cm (H) x 12.8 cm (basal diam.) Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Cotton Cloth
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Sinagua Description: Cotton cloth fragments from Wupatki Pueblo. Northern people likely traded with the Hohokam for cotton cloth or raw cotton. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - 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). - Yucca Cordage
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Two-strand yucca cordage found in the vicinity of Wupatki National Monument. Dimensions: 29.0 (L) x 0.3 (diameter) cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Coiled Rods from Baskets
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Coiled rods from baskets. Proveniences unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Self-threaded Yucca Needle
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Self-threaded yucca needle from Wupatki Pueblo. Self-threaded needles were made by leaving the sharp point of the yucca leaf attached to the processed fibers from the larger, fleshier part of the leaf below. Dimensions: 4.0 cm (L) x 0.2 cm (W) (1.57 x 0.08 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Patterned Yucca Basket Fragments
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Patterned basket fragments woven from yucca and found in Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Woven Yucca Matting
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Woven yucca matting from Wupatki Pueblo. The fragment is woven with a simple over-and-under pattern, and was likely part of a sleeping mat. Note: The sheen on the matting fragment derives from a preservative treatment applied to protect the piece from insects and rot. Dimensions: 13.0 cm (L) x 10.0 cm (W) x 0.3 cm (T) (5.12 x 3.94 x 0.12 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Coiled Yucca Basket
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Coiled yucca basket from a room in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 14.6 cm diameter (5.75 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Turkey Feather and Rabbit Fur Cordage
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Turkey House, constructed approx. A.D. 980) Description: Yucca cordage twined with turkey feathers and/or rabbit fur and knotted in two places. Dimensions: 51 centimeters long (20.0 inches). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card); on loan from the Museum of Northern Arizona. - 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). - Yucca Sandals
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Turkey House, constructed A.D. 980, and Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Woven yucca sandals. The sandal on the left is from Turkey House in Tsegi Canyon, Navajo National Monument, and the one on the right is from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: Left, 17.0 (L) x 8.5 (W) cm; Right, 23.0 (L) x 11.0 (W) cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2).