- Prescott Black-on-Gray with Mend Hole and Cotton String
Description: A Prescott Black-on-Gray bowl rim sherd mended prehistorically by drilling a hole from the exterior. The S-twist cotton string is original and would have joined the hole in this sherd to a matching mend hole in the vessel. Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.3 x 0.7 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cotton Cordage
Description: Mass of cotton strings loosely twisted together and likely once attached to something else (perhaps a skirt or apron?). The strings consist of two strands s-spun and z-twisted together, with knots passing between strands and tying to one of the them. Dimensions: Diam. 0.1-0.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Raw Cotton
Description: Raw cotton. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cotton Yarn
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: Thirteen strands of cotton yarn dyed blue, black, and various shades of brown. Represented types include single, double, and multiple twists. All strands are from Wupatki Pueblo. The cotton may have been traded up from the Hohokam in the south, either as bulk material or as processed yarn. Dimensions: Avg. 9 cm long x 0.2 cm diam. (3.54 x .08 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card - Open-Weave Cotton Cloth
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: Weft wrap, open-weave cotton cloth recovered from the Wupatki Pueblo trash midden. Like the cloth depicted in the previous slide, this piece or at least the cotton from which it was made, likely originated with the Hohokam to the south. Dimensions: 8 cm x 4.5 cm x 0.1 cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Cotton Skirt
Description: A knotted cotton skirt that would have been worn by a Sinagua woman. Dimensions: Approximately 15 x 20 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 46). - 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). - Basket Weave Cloth
Description: Basket weave cloth with a rolled hem. Dimensions: 2.54 x 17.78, and 15.24 x 22.86 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card ). - String Dress
Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction. Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - String Dress, Belt Detail
Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction. Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Plain-Weave Cotton Cloth
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: Plain-weave cotton cloth dyed red. The North Country is too cold for cotton to grow, so the cloth, or the cotton from which it was woven, was likely traded to the Sinagua by their southern neighbors, the Hohokam. Dimensions: 14.0 cm x 12.5 cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - String Dress, Hem Detail
Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction. Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Grant Negative 33
Subject: Squash remains, cotton, and artifacts, Montezuma Castle National Monument. Date: ca. mid-1940s Collection: WACC: Montezuma Castle/Well. - Red Cordage
Description: Cotton cordage, dyed red. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Wooden Figurine
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved wooden figurine. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki.