- Cotton Cordage
Description: Mass of cotton strings loosely twisted together and likely once attached to something else (perhaps a skirt or apron?). The strings consist of two strands s-spun and z-twisted together, with knots passing between strands and tying to one of the them. Dimensions: Diam. 0.1-0.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Raw Cotton
Description: Raw cotton. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 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 - Cotton Skirt
Description: A knotted cotton skirt that would have been worn by a Sinagua woman. Dimensions: Approximately 15 x 20 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 46). - 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. - 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). - Yucca Needle
Description: Yucca needle. Dimensions: Approximately 3.75 cm (needle), 5 cm (string); total length approximately 8.75 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 52?). - Weaving Batten
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Wooden weaving batten from Wupatki Pueblo. Battens were used to separate foundation yarns during weaving. Dimensions: 32.0 L x 3.3 W x 0.7 T cm (12.6 x 1.3 x .28 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Weaving Shed Rod
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). Description: Wooden shed rod for weaving found in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 39.0 (L) x 1.8 (W) cm (15.35 x .71 in). - Tuzigoot Plain or Red Sherd with Fabric Impressions
Description: Large Tuzigoot Plain or Tuzigoot Red olla fragment with woven fabric impressions in the interior surface. The impressions are from simple woven goods with 28-30 warps to the inch and a regular over one-under one weave. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (View catalog card). - Basket Weave Cloth
Description: Basket weave cloth with a rolled hem. Dimensions: 2.54 x 17.78, and 15.24 x 22.86 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card ). - Awl and Weaving Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Awl (front) and awl/weaving tool (back) from Atsinna Pueblo. The awl was fashioned from an Aves radius. Both the head and tip are broken, and the shaft is slightly polished. The awl/weaving tool was fashioned from a polished metapodial with a smoothed, dull tip. One surface bears score marks and fine transverse striations. This tool is interpreted as a grooved weaving tool. Dimensions: L 12.0, W 0.6, T 0.6 CM (front); L 14.0, W 1.5, T 1.2 CM (back). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 7, Upper fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Comb
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Bone comb with nine teeth carved into one end and a tapering point at the other. This comb, found in a room in Wupatki Pueblo, may have been used in weaving. Dimensions: 19.5 (L) x 3.3 (W) cm (7.68 x 1.30 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Twilled Weave, Close-up
Description: Yucca matting made with a twilled weave with a piece of cordage attached to the matting. The cord is made of 2 z-spun yarns s-twisted together. At one end a very short length of another cord is attached with a square knot and the loose ends were then twisted back around the cord. Dimensions: 8 3/4 in by 7 in. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Twisted Fibers
Description: Strands of twisted weaving elements, one of which is much finer than the others. Dimensions: L 10.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).