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- Roasted Agave Hearts
Subject: Roasted agave hearts. - Murphy's Agave (Agave murpheyi)
Common name: Agave, Hohokam Agave Scientific name; Agave murpheyi Descriptive: Murphy's Agave is a relatively small agave variety. The leaves are fleshy, light blue-green to yellow-green, spined along the edges and at the leaf tip, and grow in a rosette from the heart of the plant. Uses: Extensively cultivated for food and fiber by the prehistoric Hohokam of southern Arizona. - Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla)
Common name: Lechuguilla Scientific name: Agave lechuguilla Description: Lechuguilla is a slender-leaved member of the Agave family. The leaves are rigid and end in a sturdy sharp point capable of penetrating most clothing, as well as skin. Uses: Southwest Native Americans have used fibers from the leaves (commonly called ixtle, but also a hard fiber known by the trade name Tampico fiber) to make ropes and mats. - Agave Knife
Description: Hafted agave knife with an agave stalk handle. The stone knife blade was flaked along the edges and then pushed through the agave stalk while the stalk was still green (there are stretch cracks around the pointed end of the stone). This tool was well-used and exhibits extreme use-polish on the stone knife. Dimensions: Stalk-40.2 cm long, 4.5 cm diameter; Blade-14 x 9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Stalks
Description: Two agave stalks connected by a yucca cord. Dimensions: Each stalk is about 18 cm long. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Stalk
Description: A section of agave stalk into the end of which a stick was inserted and attached to a piece of cordage. Dimensions: Approximately 15 cm long (stalk). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife
Description: Agave knife with thin flaked edges, a notch on one long edge, and use wear on the blunter end. Dimensions: 14 x 4 3/4 x 1/8 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Tabular Agave Knife
Description: Tabular agave knife flaked along one long edge. Dimensions: 10 x 4.5 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife Meant to be Hafted
Description: Agave knife with a curved blade exhibiting use polish. The narrow point of the stone would have been used in hafting the tool. Dimensions: 4 x 2 3/4 x 7/16 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Sandstone Agave Knife
Description: Sandstone agave knife with marked use-polish on the working edge. Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/4 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Netting
Description: Twisted agave netting. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Round Bead
Description: Round turquoise bead. Dimensions: Diameter 0.7 cm, 0.4 cm thick. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife
Description: Tabular agave knife with a long thin edge highly polished from use. Dimensions: 8.5 in, W 4 in. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife
Description: Curved agave knife with use wear. Dimensions: L 3.25, W 2.75, H 0.25 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife or Hoe
Description: Possible agave knife or hoe. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Lower Ruin, Room 28. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1035).