- Split Feather Detail
Description: Close view of the sinew wrapped split feathers on MOCA 457, an arrow mainshaft. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 457). - Arrowshaft
Description: Hardwood arrowshaft, slender and straight, blunt at one end, with a sharp tip at the other. In hunting small game, wooden tipped arrows are believed to have been frequently used. Dimensions: Approximately 26.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 459). - Wooden Paddle
Description: A sturdy flat wooden paddle with a narrow handle. This artifact would have been used to smooth and thin the walls of pottery vessels made by the paddle-and-anvil method. Dimensions: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 442). - Axe Handle
Description: A well-used wooden axe handle. The haft, mended with yucca cord, would have wrapped around a stone axe. Dimensions: Approximately 26.75 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 444). - Knife or Scraper
Description: Broken knife or scraper made from bone. Dimensions: 6 inches (15.24 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 220). - Needle
Description: Needle or slender bone awl, perforated at one end, and made from the leg bone of a rabbit. Dimensions: 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 217). - Unworked Bone
Description: Unworked deer metapodial. Dimensions: Approximately 27.25 cm long Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Awl
Description: Bone awl. Dimensions: 5.5 inches. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 218). - Bone Tube
Description: Bone tube. This artifact may have been used as a cigarette holder or as the source for bone beads. Dimensions: Approximately 5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 233). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Deer bone awl with a flat cross-section. This tool may also have served as a weapon. Dimensions: Approximately 25.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 434). - 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). - Shell Bracelet
Description: Olivella shell beads on the original string. Dimensions: Approximately 9 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 130). - 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. - 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 Point
Description: Small chert projectile point. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 456).