Mortar and Pestle | American Southwest Virtual Museum Image Galleries

Description: Vesicular basalt mortar with a basalt pestle.

Dimensions: 29.8 x 27.3 x 16.5 cm (mortar; outer), 22.3 x 10.3 x 11.4 cm (mortar; inner); 7.5 inches long, base diameter 3.5 inches, handle 3.5 inches, handle diameter 2 inches (pestle).

Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar; catalog card - pestle).

Shaft Straightener

Mosaic Pendant, Close-up

Yavapai Carrying Basket, Weave Detail

Yavapai Carrying Basket, Rim Detail

Twilled Weave, Close-up

Incised Argillite Paint Mortar

Raw Malachite, Close-up

Worked Malachite

Raw and Worked Malachite

Raw Azurite and Azurite Pigment

Sandstone Abrader

Stone Spindle Whorl

Jeddito Yellow Ware Sherds

Beads, Close-up

Chalcedony Drill

Argillite Effigy

Basket Weave Cloth

Stone Knife or Spear Point

Obsidian Projectile Point

Obsidian Projectile Point

Side-notched Point

Side-notched Point

Side-notched Point

Obsidian Side-notched Point

Obsidian Projectile Point

Side-notched Point

Tri-notched Obsidian Point

Obsidian Projectile Point

Obsidian Projectile Point

Tri-notched Obsidian Point

Gray Flint Point

Side-notched Basalt Point

Side-notched Obsidian Point

Reeds, Alternate View

Red-breasted Merganser Humerus

Tarsometatarsus of an American Coot

Unworked Rabbit Bone

Bone Spindle Whorl

Miniature Pinched Bowl

Miniature Undecorated Ladle

Miniature Ladle

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Ladle

Conus Shell Tinklers

Polychrome Band or Strap

Woven Fabric, Design Detail

String Dress, Hem Detail

String Dress, Belt Detail

String Dress, Fringe Detail

Prescott Black-on-Gray Bowl, Detail

Jeddito Black-on-Orange Bowl, Interior Detail

Jeddito Black-on-Orange Bowl, Exterior Detail

Bidahochi Polychrome Bowl, Mend Hole Detail

Tuzigoot Plain or Red Sherd with Fabric Impressions

Female Figurine

Leupp Black-on-White Bowl

Verde Brown Storage Jar

Tuzigoot Red Smudged Bowl

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Bowl

Chavez Pass Polychrome, Alternate View

Tusayan Black-on-Red Seed Bowl, Alternate View

Tusayan Black-on-White Bowl, Alternate View

Diorama of Tuzigoot Pueblo

Verde Brown High Neck Jar

Painted Figurine

Human Head Figurine

Human Figurines

Human Head Figurine

Clay Animal Figurine

Human Head Figurine

Human Figurine with Headband

Tuzigoot Red Olla

Verde Brown Olla

Tuzigoot Red Jar

Tuzigoot Red Olla

Verde Brown Storage Jar

Verde Brown Olla

Verde Red Smudged Bowl

Awatovi Black-on-Yellow Bowl

Oak Planting Stick

Walnut or Oak Digging Stick

Oak or Walnut Planting Stick

Split Twig Figurine

Split Twig Figurine

Split Twig Figurine with Ears

Split Twig Figurine

Split Twig Figurine

Prescott Black-on-Gray Bowl

Jeddito Black-on-Orange Bowl

Tusayan Black-on-White Bowl

Bidahochi Polychrome Bowl

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Bowl

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Bowl

Clay Jar Stopper

Shell and Stone Necklace

Shell and Stone Necklace, Detail

Bidahochi Black-on-White Mug or Pitcher

Tusayan Black-on-White Bowl

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Bowl, Alternate View

Chavez Pass Polychrome

Huckovi Black-on-Orange

Tuzigoot White-on-Red Bowl

Tusayan Black-on-Red Seed Bowl

Tuzigoot Red Smudged Bowl, Alternate View

Tuzigoot Plain Bowl

Prescott Black-on-Gray Bowl

Artiodactyl Bone

Stone Spindle Whorl Fragment

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Bowl

Sandstone Cylinder

Beads, Close-up 2

Polished Bone Awl

Bone Spindle Whorl, Alternate View

Polished Antler Awl

Shaft Straightener

Argillite or Hematite Pendant

Argillite Pendant

Argillite Pendant

Argillite Pendant

Argillite Pendant

Argillite Pendant

Incised Argillite Pendant

Carved Argillite Pendant

Argillite Bird Pendant

Side-notched Point

Installing Benches

Stabilization, 1965

Cement Stabilization Cap

Recapping the Wall

Cleaning Up Unit IV

Cleaning up Unit IV

Reconstructing Pottery

Tuzigoot Extension Excavation

Tuzigoot, Unexcavated

The 1968 Stabilization Crew

Excavator, 1934

Before and After Capping

Group IV, Room 1

Group IV, Room 1

Group IV, Room 2

Group IV, Room 2

Group IV, Partially Excavated

Group IV Reconstruction

Roof Reconstruction

"Annex" Reconstruction

The Reconstructed "Annex"

The Historic Tuzigoot Museum

Tuzigoot Before Excavation

Overview of Tuzigoot

Unit 3, Room 6, East Wall

Unit 3, Room 7, North Wall

Unit 4, Room 4, Second Floor

Unit 5, Room 7, North Wall

Unit 5, Room 7, North Wall

Unit 5, Room 21, North Wall

Unit 5, Room 25, North Wall

Unit 6, Room 7, Northwest Corner

Unit 5, Room 8, North Wall

Unit 5, Room 11, West Wall

Unit 5, Room 12, East Wall

Unit 1, Room 1, South Wall

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Verde Brown Olla

Trough Metate and Mano

Trough Metate and Mano

Mortar and Pestle

Diorite 3/4-groove Axe

Diorite 3/4-groove Axe

Double-bitted Axe

Well-polished Axe

Tuzigoot/Verde Brown Olla

Verde Brown Olla

Verde Brown Olla

Verde Brown Jar

Tuzigoot/Verde Brown Olla

Deep Trough Metate

Sandstone Comal

Metate and Mano

Deep Trough Metate

Shallow Trough Metate

Sandstone Metate and Basalt Mano

Tuzigoot Red Olla

Verde Brown Olla

Verde Brown Olla

Verde Brown Storage Jar, Alternate View

Palette with Red Hematite

Mortar with Malachite Pieces

Mortar with Limonite

Mortar with White Pigment

Palette with Specular Hematite

Palette with Azurite

Ground Specular Hematite

Specular Hematite

Argillite Marking Dauber

Incised Hematite

Crushed Red Ochre

Pumice Mortar and Ball

Miniature Mortar and Ball

Miniature Basalt Mortar

Clay Palette and Azurite

Turquoise Mosaic Pendant

Jeddito Yellow Ware Sherds

Conus Shell Tinklers

Slit-cut Conus Shell

Hole-cut Conus Shell

Kayenta Black-on-White Jar

Sandstone Metate

Shallow Trough Metate

Prehistoric Axe with a Modern Handle

Axe Reused as a Hammer

Twigs Bound with Yucca Cordage

Tabular Agave Knife

Agave Knife Meant to be Hafted

Cobble Mano or Smoothing Stone

Thin Sandstone Mano

Sandstone Agave Knife

San Pedro Point

Presley Wash Obsidian Biface

Cienega Short Point

Chiricahua Cochise Point

Pinto Basin Point

Gypsum Cave Point

Cienega Stemmed Point

Cienega Stemmed Point

San Pedro Point

Chiricahua Point (Possible)

San Pedro Point

Elko Side-notched Point

Gypsum Cave Point

Elko Corner-notched Point

Tuzigoot Plain or Red Sherd with Fabric Impressions, Alternate View

Prescott Black-on-Gray with Mend Hole and Cotton String

Verde Brown Olla

Verde Brown Jar

Olivella Shell Beads

Olivella Shell Necklace

Haliotis Shell Pendant

Rectangular Bead

Shell Disk Beads

Turquoise Necklace

Strung Turquoise Beads

Shell and Turquoise Bracelet

Miniature Ladle

Obsidian Points

Conus Shell Tinklers

Miniature Metate

Glycymeris Shell Bracelets

McDonald Corrugated Miniature Bowl

Tuzigoot Plain Bowl

Mogollon Brownware Miniature Jar

Santa Cruz Red-on-Buff Miniature Jar

Tusayan Corrugated Jar

Verde Brown Olla

Tuzigoot Red Olla

Tuzigoot Red Jar

Double-pointed Biface

Vesicular Basalt Bowl Fragments

Double-bitted Axe

Awatovi Black-on-Yellow Sherd

Chavez Pass Polychrome Sherd

Obsidian Projectile Point or Drill

Stemmed Projectile Point

Charred Basket Fragments

Deadmans Gray Bowl

Youngs Red Smudged Bowl

Tuzigoot Plain Jar

Small Axe or Chisel

Sacaton or Gila Butte Red-on-buff Sherds

Prescott Black-on-Gray Sherds

Zoomorphic Mortar and Matching Pestle

Tusayan Polychrome Worked Sherd

Burned Shell Pendant

Carved Shell Frog

Shell Bird Pendant

Round Serrated Shell Pendant

Round Shell Bird Pendant

Carved Shell Pendant

Obsidian Biface

Polishing Stone

Shell Bracelet and Raw Material

Blue Azurite Pigment

Sandstone Pestle

Pick, Alternate View

Jeddito Yellow Ware Sherds, Alternate View

Polychrome Sherd

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow and Polychrome Sherds

Moss Agate Drill

Incised Bone Tube

Polished Bone Tube

Chalcedony Knife

Chalcedony Knife

Gray Chert Point

Tularosa Corner-notched Point

Side-notched Obsidian Point

Obsidian Projectile Point

Basket Weave Cloth, Close-up

Molded Spindle Whorl

Molded Spindle Whorl

Prescott Black-on-gray Spindle Whorl

Walnut Black-on-white Spindle Whorl

Tusayan Black-on-Red Spindle Whorl

Flagstaff Black-on-white Spindle Whorl

Molded Spindle Whorl

Hopi Sifter Basket

Yavapai Carrying Basket

Twilled Weave with Remnants of Cordage

Turquoise Pendant

Unfinished Turquoise Pendant

Small Turquoise Pendant

Green Turquoise Pendant

Rectangular Turquoise Pendant

Turquoise Pendant

Turquoise Pendant

Turquoise Pendant

Unfinished Pendant

Shell Ring or Pendant

Ring or Pendant

Miniature Verde Brown Bowl

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Projectile Points

Projectile Points

Projectile Points

Polychrome Band or Strap, Alternate View

Memorial Day, 1966

Excavation Crew, ca. 1934

Tuzigoot and Cottonwood, 1940

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Jar

Tolchaco Chert Clovis Point

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Author: Ryan Belnap/Monica Saaty, Bilby Research Center, Northern Arizona University

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