- Variation in Form, Size, and Decorations
The area encompassed by Wupatki National Monument was an area of convergence for several Ancestral Puebloan cultural groups, including Kayenta, Sinagua, and Cohonina. Each group produced their own ceramics using a range of vessel forms as designs, as shown here. Back Row (left to right) Sosi Black-on-white jar, large Padre Black-on-white water storage jar, and Tusayan Black-on-white canteen. Center (left to right) Tusayan Corrugated mug, Deadmans Fugitive Red jar, Sunset Corrugated bowl (marked Elden on the catalog card), and Black Mesa Black-on-white jar. Front (left to right) Sunset Red bowl, Flagstaff Black-on-white bowl with handle, Walnut Black-on-white ladle, Miniature Tusayan Black-on-white bowl, Miniature red jar, and Flagstaff Black-on-white ladle. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog cards are linked in the descriptions of the individual vessels). - Yucca Sandals
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Turkey House, constructed A.D. 980, and Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Woven yucca sandals. The sandal on the left is from Turkey House in Tsegi Canyon, Navajo National Monument, and the one on the right is from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: Left, 17.0 (L) x 8.5 (W) cm; Right, 23.0 (L) x 11.0 (W) cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2). - In Clay and Paint
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: (left) Tusayan Black-on-white ladle handle; (right) Flagstaff Black-on-white figuring or handle fragment. Dimensions: (left) unknown; (right) Approx. 3 cm x 2 cm. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Walnut Black-on-white Bowl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Walnut Black-on-white bowl restored by the Museum of Northern Arizona. Dimensions: 9 in (diameter) x 5 3/4 in (depth). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Flagstaff Black-on-white Bowl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Flagstaff Black-on-white bowl. Provenience unknown. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Summer Monsoon, Citadel Ruin
Location: Citadel, Wupatki National Monument. Description: Isolated summer monsoon just north of the San Francisco Peaks, as viewed from Citadel Ruin. - Wukoki Pueblo
Location: Wukoki, Wupatki National Monument. The pueblo was built and occupied between A.D. 1120 and A.D. 1210. - Summer Monsoon, Wukoki
Location: Wukoki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument. Description: The landscape surrounding Wukoki during summer monsoons. - Wukoki
Location: Wukoki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument. Description: Wukoki on a hot summer day. - Floyd Black-on-gray, Close View
This photograph shows the broken edge of a piece of Floyd Black-on-gray pottery. The larger pieces that look like sand are called temper, which is used to strengthen ceramic vessels. Temper also helps archaeologists identify ceramic wares and types, and in some cases, can be used to determine where the vessel itself was made. - Floyd Black-on-gray
This type of pottery (Floyd Black-on-gray) was made between A.D. 800 and 1025 and is associated with the Cohonina archaeological culture. - 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). - 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). - Spindle and Whorl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Pot sherds were often reworked into disks for stick-and-whorl spindles used to spin cotton thread. This one is a Black Mesa Black-on-white spindle whorl mounted on replica spindle made by Zorro Bradley c. 1956 for an exhibit. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Tump Line in a Tapestry Weave
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Section of a tump line (a strap crossing the forehead or chest to aid in carrying a load on the back) from Wupatki Pueblo. The strap is cotton yarn on yucca warp, and is decorated with a polychrome design in blue and two shades of brown. Since cotton couldn't be grown at higher elevations, it was likely acquired from the Hohokam further south. Dimensions: 10.0 cm (L) x 3.25 cm (W) (3.94 in x 1.28 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).