Yucca Coil (Other Keyword)

PROJECT Lori Reed. Laurie Webster.

Digital images of pottery and perishable items recovered from Earl Morris' excavations of Aztec West Ruin between 1916 and 1922. Although Morris' excavations at Aztec were extensive, his analysis and descriptions of the artifact assemblage were cursory. In 2003, Laurie Webster and Lori Stephens Reed began systematic analysis, documentation, and digital imaging of pottery and perishables from Morris' Aztec West Ruin collections housed at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY and...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca and Grass Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #795. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small coil of plant material wrapped crosswise with yucca strips and a fine grasslike material. Measurements: L 4.8, W 3.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-795: Yucca and grass coil. 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 Room...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7706. Morris FS 1299. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small ring of coiled, wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/7706A: small coil of yucca leaves. 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 refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark,...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8816. Morris FS 2307. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped, yucca leaves. Image: AMNH 29.0/8816A: coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of , Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The greater depth in the...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8827. Morris FS 2318. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped, and knotted yucca leaf. Image: AMNH 29.0/8827A: coil of narrowleaf yucca. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9485. Morris FS 2969. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped yucca strip pot rest. Image: AMNH 29.0/9485A: degraded coil of yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9490. Morris FS 2974. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled and wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/9490A: small coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated a...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1407. Morris FS 5517. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled yucca-leaf tie with three square knots. Measurements: D 10.0 CM approx. Image: AZRU8-1407 A: coil of yucca strips tied with three square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described typical architectural features and “refuse that had been deposited on the second floor, including fragments of a considerable number of very fine...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2803. Morris FS 5353. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same, enclosed by an outer wrapping of cornhusks. Probably a pot rest. Measurements: D 11.0 (outer), 6.0 (inner) CM. Image: AZRU8-2803 A: coil of yucca leaves wrapped crosswise with yucca leaves and cornhusks. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2805. Morris FS 4033. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Oval coil of yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same, probably a pot rest. Measurements: D 21.5 (outer), 11.0 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2805 A: coil of yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same. Possible pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in reality a continuation of that in...