Yucca Pad (Other Keyword)
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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...
Perishable: Yucca Pad AZRU8-2798 (2006)
Yucca Pad, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2798. Morris FS 5507. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small rectangular pad of matted yucca fiber with perpendicular stitching of 2S-Z yucca or apocynum yarn. Measurements: L 9.5, W 8.0, TH 1.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2798 A: yucca fiber pad stitched with 2s-Z yucca or apocynum yarn. AZRU8-2798 B: detail of stitching. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described typical architectural features and...
Perishable: Yucca Pad AZRU8-2799 (2006)
Yucca Pad, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2799. Morris FS 5291. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Oval pad of matted yucca fiber randomly stitched with 2Z-S cotton yarn. Possible awl pad. Measurements: L 12.0, W 9.5, TH, 1.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2799 A: yucca fiber pad stitched with 2z-S cotton yarn. AZRU8-2799 B: detail of stitching. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Pads AZRU8-799 (2006)
Yucca Pads, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog # 799. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Ten small oval pads or quids of probable yucca fiber. One contains an unidentified vegetal? substance. Measurements: Not measured. Images: AZRU8-799 A: Five of ten oval pads of quids or yucca fiber in lab bag. AZRU8-799 B: Detail of yucca pad or quid with substance inside. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 136-2(?), Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at...