- "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 4.9, DIAM 4.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.6, DIAM 4.1 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.2, DIAM 3.9 CM Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor" Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.0, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor" Fragment, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.0, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - 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. - 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 ). - Basket Weave Cloth, Close-up
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 ). - 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). - 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). - Bone Finishing Needle
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Wupatki Pueblo (A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bone needle with tapering ends. The needle, found in Wupatki Pueblo, might have been used as a finishing needle in weaving. The piece was found broken and has since been mended. Dimensions: 14.4 (L) x 0.6 (diameter) cm (5.67 x .24 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Bone Sewing Tools
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Needles and awls fashioned from animal bone; recovered from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Braided Strap
Description: Three-strand braid that may have served as a sandal strap. Dimensions: L 10.0 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 427). - Brown Cotton Cloth
Description: Brown cotton cloth with alternating light and dark stripes in an over-1, under-1 weave with no selvage. Dimensions: L 24.5, W 12.5 cm (L 6, W 5 in). Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1520). - Burden Basket
Description: Burden basket decorated with four horizontal bands of red alternating with four bands of black. A note in the artifact catalog indicates "Dr. Haury identified as prob. 19th century." Dimensions: H 39, Diam 52 cm. Provenience: Rock shelter. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 165).