- Polished Antler Awl
Description: Highly polished awl made from antler. Dimensions: L 20.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Canine Tooth Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Canine tooth pendant drilled biconically through the root and polished; from Atsinna Pueblo. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 8, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Tube
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Smoothed bone tube with cut but not ground ends; from Atsinna Pueblo; cutting marks evident at both ends. Dimensions: L 3.7, DIAM 1.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 20, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Awl or Hairpin
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bone awl or hairpin carved into an animal hoof at one end; found in a room in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 22.2 cm long (8.74 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Bone Awl or Hairpin
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bone awl or hairpin carved at one end. The carving could be a feather, an arrow point, or the rattle of a rattlesnake. Although not broken, this piece was found in the trash of Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 9.6 cm long (3.78 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Antler Tine Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Antler tine tool from Atsinna Pueblo. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 1-S, ON S BENCH. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Mule Deer Bone
Description: Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) bone. Dimensions: L 8.95 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Gaming Pieces
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Nalakihu, constructed late A.D. 1100s) Description: Highly polished bone pieces thought to perhaps have been used in gaming. These three pieces were found in Nalakihu Pueblo, located at the base of Citadel Ruin. Dimensions: Rectangular, approx. 3.0 cm wide; circular, approx. 1.5 cm diameter (1.18 x 0.59 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog cards 1 and 2 for the rectangular pieces on the left, or 3 for the circular piece on the right). - Bone Spindle Whorl, Alternate View
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Awl made from the cannon bone of a deer. Dimensions: L 14.6 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Wood and Bone Awls or Hairpins
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wood and bone awls or hairpins. Catalog No. 2228 is illustrated in Keith Anderson's dissertation on Tsegi Phase technology. Catalog No. 1008 is made of bone; the others are wood. Dimensions: 4 1/2 X 7/16 X 9/16 inches (Catalog No. 2226). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 15440 - bottom, 1008 - second from bottom, 2228 - second from top, and 2226 - top). - Polished Bone Tube
Description: Polished bone tube, made from the bone of large Swainson or small red-tail hawk, and likely intended for use as a whistle. Dimensions: L 4.5, W 0.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Awl made from a deer ulna. Dimensions: L 19 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Bone awl made from the metatarsus of deer(proximal end). Dimensions: L 11.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).