Cordage Fragments (Other Keyword)
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This project includes images of perishable artifacts (textiles, basketry, etc.) and pottery recovered from Aztec Ruins during the course of numerous National Park Service (NPS) projects. Some of the artifacts were donated to the NPS and may have originated at sites other than Aztec Ruins. The artifacts are part of the NPS collections and are housed at either Aztec Ruins National Monument, Hibben Center at the University of New Mexico, or Western Archeology and Conservation Center. Most of the...
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Perishable: Cordage AZRU20-2867 (2006)
Cordage, Accession AZRU-00020, Catalog #2867. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coarse strand of 2S-Z plant fiber, probably not yucca. A similar cord is tied to one end with a square knot. Measurements: Image: AZRU20-2867A: coarse 2s-Z plant fiber cordage. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.
Perishable: Cordage AZRU20-2868 (2006)
Cordage, Accession AZRU-00020, Catalog #2868. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coarse rope or cordage, coiled up and tied with an overhand knot at one end. Probably of apocynum fiber. Measurements: L 12.0, W 10.0 CM (coiled), D 0.7 CM. Images: AZRU20-2868A: coarse 2[3(2s-Z)S[Z cordage. AZRU20-2868B: same cordage coiled up. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.
Perishable: Cordage AZRU20-2869 (2006)
Cordage, Accession AZRU-00020, Catalog #2869. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coarse rope or cordage, probably of apocynum fiber, curled as if previously coiled around some object. Measurements: L 77.0, D 0.9 CM. Images: AZRU20-2869A: coarse 2(2z-S)Z cordage, yucca or apocynum. AZRU20-2869B: detail of possible apocynum fiber; note sheet-like appearance. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU54-3536 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00054, Catalog #3536. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Eight-strand braid of narrowleaf yucca. Half of elements folded over and braided at one end. The others frayed or missing. At other end, one yucca element is tied around the others. Measurements: L 11.0, W 2.0 CM. Image: AZRU54-3536A: 8-strand braid of narrowleaf yucca. Recovered from Room 224, upper trash, Aztec West Ruin. Artifacts collected during 1961 West Ruin Stabilization.