- Copper Bells from Mexico
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Copper bells in the Southwest originated in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, the provenience information for these particular bells is currently unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2). - Nose Plugs
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: (top) limestone nose plug from Wupatki Pueblo; (bottom) red argillite nose plug from Wupatki Pueblo. Men wore these nose plugs through a pierced septum. Dimensions: (top) 3.7 cm (H) x 2.2 cm (W) x 1.7 cm (T); (bottom) 0.7 in. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2). - Stone Beads
Subject: Stone beads. Date: 1933-1934 Collection: Tuzigoot National Monument. - Incised Bone
Description: Incised oval shaped bone. Dimensions: 11/16 x 5/16 x 3/32 inches, hole ca. 1/16 in at center, max dia ca. 3/32 in. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Negative 18a
Subject: Turquoise mosaics, bead necklaces, and pendants from Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Date: Ca. 1929 Collection: WACC: Casa Grande. Note: This image is also included in NPS's Historic Photos Collection: Catalog No. HPC-000374. - Stone Bead
One of the artifacts recovered from the hearth of the pit house was this stone bead. Sediment still clings to the bead, which was likely made of steatite, a soft stone commonly used for beads in the prehistoric northern Southwest. - Turquoise Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Rectangular turquoise pendant from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 3 cm (H) x 2 cm (W). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Carved Stone Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Carved green stone pendant. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Carved Abalone Shell Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Abalone shell carved into a bird pendant. Unfortunately, no provenience information is known for this artifact, so culture, period, and location of origin cannot be established. Dimensions: 4.2 cm long x 1.0 cm wide. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Argillite Nose Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Red argillite nose plug from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 0.7 in. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Copper Bell
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Copper bells in the Southwest originated in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, the provenience information for this particular bell is currently unknown. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Copper Bell
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Copper bells in the Southwest originated in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, the provenience for this bell is currently unknown. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Hohokam-style Frog Carved in Shell
Cultural Period: Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) and Hohokam Description: Carved shell frog, perforated for use as a bead or pendant; found at Wupatki Pueblo, but of Hohokam origin. Dimensions: 4.2 cm (H) x 4.6 cm (W) x 1.9 cm (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Limestone Nose Plug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Limestone nose plug from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 3.7 cm (H) x 2.2 cm (W) x 1.7 cm (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Shell Necklace
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Shell necklace. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument.