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- Late 1800s Longrifle, Plate Stamp
Cultural Period: Historic, Anglo (late 1860s) Description: Percussion cap and ball longrifle with a double-set trigger made by J.S. Burson in the late 1800s. The rifle has brass plates on the stock, and bears the stamp “Leman Lancaster PA” on the plate under the hammer and “J.S. Burson, Wabash, Ind” on the barrel. Provenience: Purchased from Mr. E. Norman Flayderman, Greenwich, CN. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Polished Bird Bone Whistle
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Polished bird bone whistle shaft, cut at both ends, with a single hole in the middle of the shaft; from Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 5.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 9, UPPER FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bird Bone Whistle Shaft
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Bird bone whistle shaft, cut at both ends, with a single hole in the middle of the shaft; from Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 2.7, DIAM 0.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1, 0-100 (CM?), FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bow and Arrows
Cultural Period: Puebloan Description: Sinew wrapped bow and arrows. The bow is strung with sinew, and reinforced with the same material, but a crack runs crosswise through the center of the arch. Both arrows have sinew-bound feather fletching and stone points and painted red nock ends. The three-feathered arrow is known to be a replica, and it is likely the other is as well. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - 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). - Bird Bone Whistle Shaft
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Polished bird bone whistle shaft, cut at both ends, with a centrally drilled hole; from Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 8.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 14, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - 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). - Rabbit Stick
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Curved wooden (oak?) rabbit stick with a sharpened outer edge. Dimensions: 16 1/2 L x 3 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 167). - 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). - 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). - 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). - 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 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. - Barbed Shaft, Detail
Description: Tapered wooden shaft with a barbed end; the end opposite the barbs has pitch or gum on it. Dimensions: L 19.1 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 265). - Wooden Point
Description: Wooden point with a constricted end, likely for socketing into another piece. Dimensions: L approx 5 cm. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 69).