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Turtle Shell Rattle Fragments

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Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s)

Description: Turtle shell rattle fragments from Atsinna Pueblo; sections of both the dorsal and ventral shells present, with a single perforation evident in the dorsal shell and four perforations present on the ventral surface.

Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 20, FLOOR & 1 FOOT ABOVE.

Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.