- Conus Shell Tinkler
Description: Conus sp. tinkler. Dimensions: H 1 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. 1542). - Mosaic Pendant, Close-up
Description: Composite of modified pink scallop shell with turquoise mosaic pendant. Dimensions: Shell diameter 4.4 cm, mosaic diam 1.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bead Blanks
Description: Thin argillite bead blanks in a plainware or Verde Brown bowl. The blanks are of various shapes; some are square while others are six-sided. These blanks, of which there are 652, were found in a single cache. Only 19 are perforated. Dimensions: Bead blanks average about 0.6 cm across. Bowl-3.8 cm H, 9.2 x 6.8 cm opening. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - bowl; catalog card - bead blanks). - Turquoise Mosaic Pendant
Description: Turquoise mosaic pendant with an argillite center adhered to a shell drilled for suspension. Dimensions: 1.4 cm long, 1.6 cm wide. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Mosaic Pendant
Description: Composite of modified pink scallop shell with turquoise mosaic pendant. Dimensions: Shell diameter 4.4 cm, mosaic diam 1.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Argillite or Hematite Pendant
Description: Flat rectangular argillite or hematite pendant drilled for suspension. Dimensions: 2.8 x 2 x 0.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 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). - Raw Azurite and Azurite Pigment
Description: Small ceramic bowl with pure crystalline blue azurite pigment and raw azurite pieces. Dimensions: Height 0.6, Diameter 2.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog cards - pigment, bowl, and raw azurite: TUZI 1214, TUZI 1316, TUZI 2081). - Shell and Turquoise Bracelet
Description: Bracelet with 57 turquoise beads and 30 whole shell beads (likely Nassarius sp.). Dimensions: 14 cm long. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Shell and Stone Necklace, Detail
Description: Necklace with 828 beads (790 shell disc beads, 9 turquoise pendants, 14 argillite beads, and 15 black stone beads). Dimensions: Length of 83.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Shell Necklace
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: 34 disk-shaped beads, 1 rectangular bead, and 7 triangular beads, all Spondylus shell species, restrung with an Olivella shell bead; from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Shell Bracelet/Anklet
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bracelet or anklet made from baby Glycymeris shells and found in Wupatki Pueblo. The edges of each individual shell are ground. Average size of each shell: 0.9 cm x 0.8 cm x 0.15 cm ; 0.35 in x 0.32 in x 0.06 in. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Argillite Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved and ground argillite pendant from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 2.9 cm (diameter) x 0.28 cm (T) (1.14 in (diameter) x 0.11 in (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Olivella Shell Bead
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Olivella shell from Atsinna Pueblo; missing the top half. Dimensions: L 1.0, DIAM 0.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 15, Floor. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.