Aztec West Ruin (Other Keyword)
551-575 (1,272 Records)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7411. Morris FS . Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork cornhusk basket. Images: AMNH 29.0-7411 A: base and partial side of cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0-7411B: base only. AMNH 29.0-7411C: intact section of side wall. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 62-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris’ (1928:317) description of Room 62-2 is as follows: “A rat nest of which the major constituent was about six bushels of cornhusks and tassels, reed stems,...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7715 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7715. Morris FS 1308. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7715A: flattened cornhusk-lined basket, upper face. AMNH 29.0-7715B: lower face. AMNH 29.0-7715C: close-up of yucca network. AMNH 29.0-7715D: close-up of base. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7716 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7716. Morris FS 1309. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7716A:cornhusk basket, top view. AMNH 29.0-7716B: cornhusk basket, side view showing wrapped yucca elements. AMNH 29.0-7716C: cornhusk basket base. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7717 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7717. Morris FS 1310. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7717A: cornhusk basket with oval base, lower face. AMNH 29.0-7717B: cornhusk basket, close-up. AMNH 29.0-7717C: upper face showing yucca network. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7718 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7718. Morris FS 1311. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7718A: flattened cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0-7718B: view of possible rim finish. AMNH 29.0-7718C: close-up of yucca wrapping. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/5307 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5307. Morris FS 58. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Frame for a cornhusk basket. Images: AMNH 29.0/5307A: incomplete cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0/5307B: incomplete cornhusk basket, side view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in through...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8471 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8471. Morris FS 1964. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork cornhusk basket; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8471A: incomplete cornhusk basket. 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 willows had been left standing in...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8478 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8478. Morris FS 1971. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8478A: incomplete cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8478B: incomplete cornhusk basket, lower 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...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8479 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8479. Morris FS 1972. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8479A: incomplete cornhusk basket. 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 willows had been...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8480 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8480. Morris FS 1973. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of an openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8480A: remains of cornhusk basket. 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 willows had been...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8481 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8481. Morris FS 1974. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8481A: incomplete cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8481B: incomplete cornhusk basket, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of 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...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8483 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8483. Morris FS 1976. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Base of cornhusk basket with wrapped and knotted yucca and wood elements and a piece of fired clay. Images: AMNH 29.0/8483A: base of cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0/8483B: cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29./8483C: close-up of horizontally wrapped yucca elements. AMNH 29.0/8483D: close-up of close-up of knotted elements at upper edge. AMNH 29.0/8483E: small piece of fired clay found in basket....
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AZRU8-2778 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2778. Morris FS 5523. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of an openwork cornhusk basket with intact base and lower sides. Gridded network of yucca strips spans an oval willow base and extends up the sides. Three cornhusks present. Measurements: L 26.0, W 20.0 CM (collapsed). Images: AZRU8-2778 A: remains of cornhusk basket. AZRU8-2778 B: detail of base. AZRU8-2778 C: detail of wrapping and square knots. AZRU8-2778 D: underside showing...
Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AZRU8-2779 (2006)
Cornhusk Basket Base, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2779. Morris FS 5313. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Probable base of a large openwork cornhusk basket consisting of an oval hoop with remains of network of wrapped and knotted yucca strips. Crudely worked. Measurements: L 32.0, W 24.5 CM. Images: AZRU8-2779 A: probable base of cornhusk basket. AZRU8-2779 B: detail of wrapped elements. AZRU8-2779 C: detail of wrapped elements 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower...
Perishable: Cornhusk Bundle AMNH 29.0/5313 (2006)
Cornhusk Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5313. Morris 64. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of cornhusks tied with yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/5313A: cornhusks laced with yucca ties, possible basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in through the door connecting with the...
Perishable: Cornhusk Bundle AZRU8-2831 (2006)
Cornhusk Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2831. Morris FS 5312. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of corn leaves wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: L 24.5, D 2.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2831 A: bundle of cornhusks wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower Level, 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...
Perishable: Cornhusk Bundle AZRU8-2918 (2006)
Cornhusk Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2918. Morris FS 3655. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Container consisting of layers of cornhusks wrapped crosswise with strips of broadleaf yucca and thick strands of coarse 2Z-S yucca cordage. Yucca strips tied in square knot. Only observable contents was a fragment of a gray feather. Measurements: L 23.0, D 6.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2918 A: bundle of cornhusks wrapped crosswise with yucca strips and 2z-S cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris'...
Perishable: Cornhusk Bundle AZRU8-2919 (2006)
Cornhusk Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2919. Morris FS 4023. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Container consisting of multiple layers of cornhusks folded and wrapped twice with a yucca-leaf strip tied in a square knot. Measurements: L 15.0, W 8.5, TH 8.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2919 A: bundle of cornhusks tied with yucca leaf. AZRU8-2919 B: other face. AZRU8-2919 C: other side. AZRU8-2919 D: side view showing layers of husks. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West...
Perishable: Cornhusk Bundle AZRU8-2920 (2006)
Cornhusk Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2920. Morris FS 5039. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of cornhusks wrapped twice with a cornhusk strip tied in 3 square knots. Measurements: L 32.0, W 10.5, TH 6.5 CM. Images: AZRU8-2920 A: bundle of cornhusks tied with cornhusk in square knot. AZRU8-2920 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room180, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 180 as “fallen into ruin [before the later occupation of Aztec Ruin]. The...
Perishable: Cornhusk Coil AZRU8-2887 (2006)
Cornhusk Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2887. Morris FS 5515. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of cornhusks closely wrapped crosswise with strips of same and yucca leaf ties. One square knot. Measurements: D 15.5 (ext), 7.5 (int) CM. Images: AZRU8-2887 A: coil of cornhusks wrapped crosswise with same and yucca strips. AZRU8-2887 B: other face. Note square knot at top. AZRU8-2887 C: detail of inner coil and outer cross wrapping. AZRU8-2887 D: detail of square knot. Recovered from...
Perishable: Cornhusk Container AMNH 29.0/7714 (2006)
Cornhusk Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7714. Morris FS 1307. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk container with knotted, twisted, yucca framework. Images: AMNH 29.0/7714A: cornhusk container. AMNH 29.0/7714B: cornhusk container, other face. AMNH 29.0/7714C: detail of base. AMNH 29.0/7714D: detail of yucca wrapping 1. AMNH 29.0/7714E: detail of yucca wrapping 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time...
Perishable: Cornhusk Container AMNH 29.0/8420 (2006)
Cornhusk Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8420. Morris FS 1913. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wrapped, knotted cornhusk container with yucca framework. Images: AMNH 29.0/8420A: cornhusk container. AMNH 29.0/8420B: close-up of base. AMNH 29.0/8420C: side view 1. AMNH 29.0/8420D: side view 2. 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...
Perishable: Cornhusk Container AMNH 29.0/8425 (2006)
Cornhusk Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8425. Morris FS 2918. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Elongated cornhusk container with knotted, twisted yucca framework, square and overhand knots. Images: AMNH 29.0/8425A: elongated cornhusk container. AMNH 29.0/8425B: close-up of base. AMNH 29.0/8425C: side view, note wide yucca elements 1. AMNH 29.0/8425D: side view, note wide yucca elements 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of...
Perishable: Cornhusk Container AZRU11-1760 (2006)
Cornhusk Container, Accession AZRU-00011, Catalog #1760. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk container enclosing at least three stalks of corn tassels. Cornhusks are folded in half and enclosed by a network of yucca strips tied in square knots. Measurements: L 14.5, D 7.0 CM. Images: AZRU11-1760A: cornhusk container. AZRU11-1760B: other face showing corn tassels. AZRU11-1760C: cornhusk container with corn tassels inside. AZRU11-1760D: cornhusk container with corn...
Perishable: Cornhusk Container AZRU8-1398 (2006)
Cornhusk Container, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1398. Morris FS 3698. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small, flattened cornhusk container in a framework of wrapped and knotted yucca strips. Round in outline. Object contains a small bundle of prepared yucca fiber and an unidentified gray-green leafy material, all tied together with an overhand? knot. Measurements: L 14.0, W 12.5 CM (Flattened). Images: AZRU8-1398 A: cornhusk container in framework of yucca strips. AZRU8-1398 B: close-up...