Basketry (Material Keyword)
Artifacts (e.g., food and storage baskets, mats, shields, fans, sandals, other plaited or coiled slats/splints/stems/vines/etc., bundles of slats/splints, knotted ties, etc.) made from rigid or semi-rigid plant materials (e.g., grasses, roots, reeds or rushes, split wood).
276-300 (416 Records)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1822. Morris FS 3690. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of grass wrapped crosswise with narrow yucca strips tied in square knots. Measurements: D 18.0 (EXT), 6.0 (INT), TH 3.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1822 grass pot rest bound with yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-1823 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1823. Morris FS 5354. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of narrow yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same and feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Measurements: D 20.0 (EXT), 12.0 (INT), TH 3.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-1823 A: yucca pot rest wrapped with yucca strips and feather cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of refuse…[continuing] well above the level of...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-1824 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1824. Morris FS 5254. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Pot rest of coiled yucca leaves wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 20.5 (EXT), 10.0 (INT), TH 2.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1824 A: yucca-leaf pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity of perishable objects from the Chaco period that have to date been taken from any chamber in the western half of the...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-1826 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog # 1826. Morris FS 3695. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of corn leaves wrapped crosswise with same. Leaves have central vein. Measurements: D 13.0 (EXT), 6.5 (INT), TH 4.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-1826 A: pot rest of corn leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into Room 136-2 and evenly...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-1828 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1828. Morris FS 3752. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven 2/2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. Flattened. Measurements: D 13.5 (EXT), 4.8 (INT), TH 3.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-1828 A: small plaited pot rest, truncated form, flattened. AZRU8-1828 B: side view showing remains of truncated form. AZRU8-1828 C: side view showing yucca elements coiled inside pot rest. AZRU8-1828 D: small plaited pot rest, other face. Recovered from Earl Morris'...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-1829 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1829. Morris FS 5458. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 15.0 (EXT), 6.0 (INT), TH 2.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1829 A: cedar bark pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room185, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 185 as having “ two feet of a very hard and compact light colored earth on a floor level that showed practically no signs of use. A refuse layer was above this and the...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2800 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2800. Morris FS 4027. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited pot rest of truncated form. Ends of elements extend into center. Flattened. Measurements: Not measured. Images: AZRU8-2800 A: plaited pot rest, flattened. Note ends of elements in center. AZRU8-2800 B: side view showing probable truncated form. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2801 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2801. Morris FS 5355. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of a 2/2 plaited pot rest of narrowleaf yucca. Ends of elements intend into center. Probably originally of truncated form. Measurements: D 10.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2801 A: remains of a 2-2 plaited pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of refuse…[continuing] well above the level of the third...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2802 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2802 . Morris FS 4028. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk pot rest. Decorative edge produced by twisting adjacent elements around each other. Measurements: D 16.0 (outer), 7.5 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2802 A: cornhusk pot rest. AZRU8-2802 B: detail of decorative edge. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in reality a continuation of...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2804 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2804. Morris FS 4031. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk pot rest. Decorative edge produced by twisting adjacent elements around each other. Measurements: D 15.0 (outer), 6.0 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2804 A: cornhusk pot rest. AZRU8-2804 B: another view. AZRU8-2804 C: detail of decorative edge showing elements twisted around each other. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2808 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2808. Morris FS 3925. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 plaited pot rest of doughnut form. Wrapped crosswise with cornhusks. Not truncated. Measurements: D 14.5 (outer), 6.5 (inner) CM. Image: AZRU8-2808 A: 2-2 plaited pot rest wrapped crosswise with cornhusks. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room128-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 128-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “At [the center of the floor] was a...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2809 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-0008, Catalog #2809. Morris FS 4025. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. Ends of elements extend into center. 2(2Z-S)Z yucca cordage is wrapped three times around constricted center. Measurements: D 13.0 (outer), 5.5 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2809 A: 2-2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. AZRU8-2809 B: 2-2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. AZRU8-2809 C: other face. AZRU8-2809 C: side view showing cordage wrapped around middle....
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2810 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2810. Morris FS 5356. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 Plaited pot rest of truncated form. Flattened. Measurements: D 13.0 (outer), 4.0 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2810 A 2-2 plaited pot rest, truncated form. AZRU8-2810 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of refuse…[continuing] well above the level of the third story…[Of the items found in...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2811 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2811. Morris FS 5516. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 plaited pot rest, probably of doughnut form. Flattened. Measurements: D 13.0 (outer), 4.0 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2811 A: 2-2 plaited pot rest. AZRU8-2811 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described “refuse that had been deposited on the second floor, including fragments of a considerable number of very fine medium-sized...
Perishable: Pot Rest AZRU8-2812 (2006)
Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2812. Morris FS 4026. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. Measurements: D 11.3 (outer), 4.5 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2812 A: 2-2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. AZRU8-2812 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in reality a continuation of that in Room 136, just as the latter was an...
Perishable: Reed Bundle AMNH 29.0/8484 (2006)
Reed Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8484. Morris FS 1977. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Collection of reeds tied together with modern string. Reed bundle wrapped with fine 2(2Z-S)Z yucca cordage with red feathers tied to end of cord. Images: AMNH 29.0/8484A: collection of reeds tied together with modern string. AMNH 29.0/8484B: detail of fine 2(2z-S)Z yucca cordage wrapped around some elements. AMNH 29.0/8484C: close-up of red feathers tied to end of cord. AMNH 29.0/8484D: view of...
Perishable: Reed Mat AZRU8-1812 (2006)
Reed Mat, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1812. Morris FS 5281. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Large piece of a twined phragmites mat. Elements joined by 7 rows of twining. Measurements: L 74.5, W 40.0 CM (incl cords). Images: AZRU8-1812 A: twined reed mat. AZRU8-1812 B: detail of cordage wrapped around reeds and row of twining. AZRU8-1812C: Detail. AZRU8-1812 D: detail of wrapped cordage. AZRU8-1812 E: detail showing diagonally cut ends of some reeds. AZRU8-1812 F: detail showing doubled and...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/5335 (2006)
Reed-stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5335. Morris FS 85. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Reed-stem container/quiver with yucca cord, 2-strand twining (S), 2Z-S. Images: AMNH 29.0/5335A: small reed-stem container. AMNH 29.0/5335B: other face. AMNH 29.0/5335C: close-up of one end of container 1. AMNH 29.0/5335D: close-up of one end of container 2. AMNH 29.0/5335E: close-up of other end of container. AMNH 29.0/5335F: close-up of knotted 2z-S yucca cord looped through one twining...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/8485 (2006)
Reed Stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8485. Morris FS 1978. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Complete reed-stem container with 2-strand yucca twining (S). Images: AMNH 29.0/8485A: complete reed-stem container. AMNH 29.0/8485B: close-up of one end. AMNH 29.0/8485C: close-up of other end. AMNH 29.0/8485D: crushed elements near center. AMNH 29.0/8485E: view of overlapping twining rows 1. AMNH 29.0/8485F: view of overlapping twining rows 2. AMNH 29.0/8485G: close-up of overlapping...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/8486 (2006)
Reed Stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8486. Morris FS 1979. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of reed stem container with 2-strand twining (S). Images: AMNH 29.0/8486A: remains of reed-stem container. AMNH 29.0/8486B: close-up of twining 1. AMNH 29.0/8486C: close-up of twining 2. AMNH 29.0/8486D: close-up of twining 3. AMNH 29.0/8486E: close-up of twining 4. AMNH 29./-8486F: two separate fragments of container. AMNH 29.0/8486G: view of five staggered rows of overlapping...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/8487 (2006)
Reed Stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8487. Morris FS 1980. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of reed stem container with 2-strand twining (S). Images: AMNH 29.0/8487A: remains of reed-stem container. AMNH 29.0/8487B: close-up of one end showing intact twining rows. AMNH 29.0/8487C: close-up of midsection showing broken and missing rows of twining. AMNH 29.0/8487D: close-up of other end showing broken and missing rows of twining. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/8488 (2006)
Reed Stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8488. Morris FS 1981. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Reed stem container (or possible quiver), sealed at one end, 2-strand twining (S) yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8488A: reed-stem container sealed at one end. AMNH 29.0/8488B: reed-stem container sealed at one end (low res). AMNH 29.0/8488C: other face of reed-stem container sealed at one end. AMNH 29.0/8488D: sealed end of container 1. AMNH 29.0/8488E: sealed end of container 2. AMNH 29.0/8488F:...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/8489 (2006)
Reed Stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8489. Morris FS 1982. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Reed stem container with 2-strand twining (S), yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8489A: reed-stem container with attached cornhusks. AMNH 29.0/8489B: other face of reed-stem container showing attached cornhusks. AMNH 29.0/8489C: close-up of cornhusks and yucca-leaf wrapping. AMNH 29.0/8489D: close-up of cornhusks and twining at one end. AMNH 29.0/8489E: close-up of twining at other end. AMNH...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/8490 (2006)
Reed Stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8490. Morris FS 1983. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Narrow reed stem container with 2-strand twining (S) of yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8490A: narrow reed-stem container. AMNH 29.0/8490B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled...
Perishable: Reed Stem Container AMNH 29.0/8491 (2006)
Reed Stem Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8491. Morris FS 1984. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Reed stem container with 2-strand twining (S) of yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8491A: remains of reed-stem container bound with modern cotton string. AMNH 29.0/8491B: close-up of one end showing remains of yucca-leaf binding. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe...