- Spheriod
Description: Spheriod with a possible paint stain on its smooth surface. Dimensions: Diam. 1.5 in. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Reproduction of Mural Fragment 1
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Mural Fragment 1 was painted on the outer plaster layer directly over Mural Fragment 2. The fragment has a white background and a red design consisting of rectangles or broad line segments and one small triangle. No pattern is apparent, but this particular mural segment is fragmentary. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 4, East Wall. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. The original reproduction was done in color, but could not be located. - Reproduction of Mural Fragment 3
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Mural Fragment 3 was painted on the outer layer of plaster south of fragments 1 and 2, and is probably a continuation of Mural Fragment 1. The fragment has a white background with black and red geometric designs that consist mainly of broad vertical lines. There is also a partial half-terrace figure. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 4, East Wall. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. The original reproduction was done in color, but could not be located. - Yei Sand Painting
Cultural Period: Navajo Description: Vertical rectangular presentation in sand of a single Yei figure. The figure has a square white head, earrings, a turquoise necklace, and is wearing a kilt of rose red with black and darker red designs. The figure also holds green sprigs (corn plants) in both hands. Dimensions: 9 L x 5 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument. - Bundled Twigs or Grass
Description: Bundled twigs or grass stems tied with cord, perhaps for use in painting. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Portion of a Cane Arrow
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Burned end of a cane arrow shaft with notch (nock) and binding. Dimensions: 2 L x 1/4 diameter (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3184). - Blue Azurite Pigment
Description: Small ceramic bowl with pure crystalline blue azurite pigment. Dimensions: H 0.6, diam 2.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - azurite, catalog card - bowl). - Gourd Rattle
Cultural Period: Puebloan Description: Gourd rattle with a carved wooden handle; painted in blue, red, black, and yellow. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Painted Figurine
Description: The head of a clay human figurine with traces of paint on the cheeks. Dimensions: L 3.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Hematite
Description: Raw hematite (iron ore), possibly used to make pigment. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1020). - Clay Palette and Azurite
Description: Divided clay palette with ground azurite. Dimensions: W 3.2, L 5.1, H 2.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - palette View catalog card - azurite). - Cobble Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Cobble tool described in the artifact catalog as a “paint grinder” with red paint on one surface. The artifact was also used as hammerstone, as evidenced by the battering on the end. Dimensions: L 8.8, W 7.3, T 5.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Handstone Embedded with Hematite, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Discoidal “rubbing stone” with a ground use surface embedded with hematite. Dimensions: L 9.3, W 8.8, T 3.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 2, SW CORNER, VENT. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Handstone Embedded with Hematite
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Discoidal “rubbing stone” with a ground use surface embedded with hematite. Dimensions: L 9.3, W 8.8, T 3.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 2, SW CORNER, VENT. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Yucca Fiber Stopper
Description: Close view of the yucca stopper in MOCA 149, a gourd paint container. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 149).