- Coiled Rods from Baskets
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Coiled rods from baskets. Proveniences unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Fire Stick Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: A fragment of a wooden fire drill found in the trash of Wupatki Pueblo. The stick would have been used in tandem with the hearth board in the next slide to create heat from friction that would in turn light tinder to start a fire. Dimensions: 6.0 (L) x 1.8 (diameter) cm (2.36 x 0.71 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Self-threaded Yucca Needle
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Self-threaded yucca needle from Wupatki Pueblo. Self-threaded needles were made by leaving the sharp point of the yucca leaf attached to the processed fibers from the larger, fleshier part of the leaf below. Dimensions: 4.0 cm (L) x 0.2 cm (W) (1.57 x 0.08 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Arrow Shaft Straightener
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Sandstone slab with a single groove thought to have been used for straightening arrow shafts; from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 10.8 (L) x 10.5 (W) x 3.1 (T) cm; groove 3-4 mm deep (4.25 x 4.13 x 1.22 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Full-grooved Basalt Axe Head
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Basalt axe head with a full groove for hafting found on the surface at Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 7.95 (H) x 4.95 (W) x 3.95 (T) cm 3.13 x 1.95 x 1.56 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Patterned Yucca Basket Fragments
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Patterned basket fragments woven from yucca and found in Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - 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. - Coiled Yucca Basket
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Coiled yucca basket from a room in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 14.6 cm diameter (5.75 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Padre Black-on-white Water Storage Jar
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Large Padre Black-on-white water storage jar found in the lava beds of Sunset Crater National Monument in 1903. The jar is on loan from the Museum of Northern Arizona and on display at the Wupatki Visitor Center. Dimensions: 33 cm tall (13 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Wooden Ladle
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Carved wooden ladle or spoon. Unfortunately, no additional information - culture, period, or location - is known about this artifact. Dimensions: 34.0L x 9.5W x 4.5T cm (13.4 x 3.74 x 1.77 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Reed Cigarettes
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Cane or reed cigarettes from the trash of Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Clay Figurine
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Unfired clay quadruped figurine. The figurine unfortunately lacks provenience information that would help identify the cultural period of manufacture. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card); on load from the Museum of Northern Arizona. - Paint Palette
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Carved stone palette bearing traces of red pigment. Unfortunately, the provenience of this artifact is unknown, so the culture or temporal period of use cannot be established. Dimensions: 10.5 (L) x 6.5 (W) cm (4.13 in x 2.56 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Stone Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved stone pendant from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 8.8(H) x 8.2(W) x 0.5(T)cm (3.46 x 3.23 x 0.20 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Stone Cheek or Lip Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Stone cheek or nose plug described as being of a later style; found in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 1.7 cm wide x 0.9 cm thick; (0.67 in wide x 0.36 in thick). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).