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- Arrow, Detail
Description: Willow twig with an obsidian projectile point lashed on with yucca fiber. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 570). - Arrow
Description: Willow twig with an obsidian projectile point lashed on with yucca fiber. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 570). - Arrow Mainshaft, Nock Detail
Description: Reed arrow mainshaft with nock, a red painted band, and sinew wrapped around both ends. Dimensions: L 18.0 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 879). - Arrow Mainshaft
Description: Reed arrow mainshaft with nock, a red painted band, and sinew wrapped around both ends. Dimensions: L 18.0 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 879). - Fire Drill Hearth
Description: Split saguaro rib fire drill hearth with one hole. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 492). - Fire Drill Hearth
Description: Split saguaro rib fire drill hearth with one hole. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 449). - Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl found with a mass of unspun cotton. Whorls allowed weavers to twist and wind yarn to prepare it for weaving. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 54). - Batten
Description: Wooden batten. Weavers used these to hold warp threads apart. Dimensions: 17.5 inches long, 0.5 inches wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 61). - Hafted Axe
Description: A 3/4 grooved stone axe in its original wooden haft. Dimensions: 7.5 inch long handle, axe 4 inches. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 157). - Flageolet (Flute)
Descriptions: A flageolet (flute-like instrument) made from a hollow wooden tube with five stops. Dimensions: Approximately 54 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 179). - Axe Handle
Description: A well-used wooden axe handle. The haft, mended with yucca cord, would have wrapped around a stone axe. Dimensions: Approximately 26.75 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 444). - Wooden Paddle
Description: A sturdy flat wooden paddle with a narrow handle. This artifact would have been used to smooth and thin the walls of pottery vessels made by the paddle-and-anvil method. Dimensions: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 442). - 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). - Fire Drill Hearth
Description: Fire drill hearth with several burned holes made from use with a fire drill shaft. Dimensions: Approximately 23.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 440). - 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).