Ancestral Puebloan (Culture Keyword)

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Chaco Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #7521, Morris FS 1114. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is medium quartz sand in a silty low fired paste suggesting local production at Aztec. Image AMNH 29.0/7521 A: interior view. Image AMNH 29.0/7521 B: interior closeup of repair. Image AMNH 29.0/7521 C: exterior design view. Image AMNH 29.0/7521 D: view of interior base wear. Image AMNH 29.0/7521 E: closeup of interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, West...

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Chaco Black-on-white, sharp shoulder pitcher, Accession AZRU-00025 Catalog #3327. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Sand temper and washy bright white slip indicates production in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is 98% complete with one rim fragment and handle attached by unknown adhesive. Measurements: 6.4 cm diameter, 17.5 cm height. Image AZRU25-3327 A: top view showing pitcher orifice. Image AZRU25-3327 B: view of exterior base. Image AZRU25-3327 C: side view showing shape of pitcher. Image...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4603, Morris FS 4584. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/sherd/shale temper in a silty, low-fired paste suggests the bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Measurements: 13 cm orifice diameter (estimate); 13 cm height (estimate). Image AZRU8-4603 A: interior view of bowl sherds showing design around rim and sandal imagery on the bowl base. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, human humpback effigy, Chaco Cibola, AMNH Accession 29.1 Catalog #3209. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Medium quartz sand temper (exposed on effigy base) and washy white slip indicate manufacture in the Chaco region. During vessel restoration the head was attached to the effigy by means of a plaster material reconstruction. Based on differences in paint and the location of use wear, it is unlikely that the attached head is the original head for this effigy. The designs...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white sherds of local and nonlocal production from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 26: top left: Catalog #6845 FS166 bowl rim of Chaco-Cibola origin; top right: Catalog #7595 FS166 jar fragment of Chaco-Cibola origin; bottom left: Catalog #6679 FS143 bowl rim of local origin (Animas Variety); bottom right: Catalog #7593 FS169 bowl rim of local origin (Animas Variety).

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white jar fragment from West Plaza Trench, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #7226, FS126. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 42: exterior view of Chaco-McElmo B/w jar fragment of nonlocal Chaco-Cibola origin.

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4991, Morris FS 4585. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sherd/sand/shale temper and low-fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec or another site in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl fragments represent only about 40% of vessel. Measurements: 21 cm orifice diameter; height unknown. Image AZRU8-4991 A: rim fragments showing interior design (top and lower left) and exterior surface of rim fragment showing...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4992, Morris FS 4586. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand temper and low-fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec or another site in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl fragments represent only about 40% of vessel. Measurements: 18 cm orifice diameter; height unknown. Image AZRU8-4992 A: rim fragments showing interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4993, Morris FS 4587. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/sherd temper and low-fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec or another site in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl fragments represent only about 40% of vessel. Measurements: 16 cm orifice diameter, 8 cm height. Image AZRU8-4993 A: rim fragments (restored) showing interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession 29.0, Catalog #6898. Morris FS 505. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is sand and sherd in a well-fired paste suggesting production in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl is restored with unknown adhesive but roughly 30% is missing. Measurements: 24.5 cm orifice diameter; 9.5 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/6898 A: closeup of interior design. Image AMNH 29.0/6898 B: interior view showing full design layout. Note: exterior surface is slipped and unpainted....

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6980, Morris FS 587. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is fine sand and shale in a silty paste suggesting manufacture at Aztec or in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl is 45% complete with restoration using unknown adhesive. Image AMNH 29.0/6980a: exterior view. Image AMNH 29.0/6980b: interior view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in the east wing of West Ruin. Earl Morris’...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6986, Morris FS 597. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is fine sand in a silty paste suggesting manufacture at Aztec or in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl is 60% complete with reconstruction using an unknown adhesive. Image AMNH 29.0/6986 A: interior view. Image AMNH 29.0/6986 B: exterior view. Image AMNH 29.0/6986 C: interior design view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins.Room 47 is in...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6988, Morris FS 588. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Medium sand temper, well-fired paste, and bright washy white slip indicates manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Pitcher is 70% complete with reconstruction using an unknown adhesive. Image AMNH 29.0/6988 A: side view. Image AMNH 29.0/6988 B: side view. AMNH 29.0/6988 C: handle side view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession 29.0, Catalog #8096. Morris FS 1642. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper not analyzed; not visible. Well fired paste, washy slip, and slipslop over exterior suggests Chaco Cibola manufacture. Measurements: 22.4 cm orifice diameter; 9.6 cm height. Image AMNH29-8096 A: exterior view of base showing painted X and edges of slipslop visible in lower right. Image AMNH29-8096 B: interior view showing...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #827, Morris FS 4274. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand and sherd, but based on paste and slip textures the bowl may have been manufactured at Aztec. Bowl is 99% complete with minimal reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 22.5 cm orifice diameter, 8.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-825 A: oblique view of exterior showing bowl shape; note the slip-slop over exterior rim edge typical of Chaco-McElmo. Image...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #839, Morris FS 4575. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Bright white washy slip and sand/sherd indicated manufacture in the Chaco-Cibola region. Bowl is 85% complete with restoration using unknown adhesive. Measurements: 22.4 cm orifice diameter, 9.4 cm height. Image AZRU1-839 A: closeup of interior design. Image AZRU1-839 B: view of interior design. Image AZRU1-824 C: view of exterior showing shape of bowl and slip-slop over rim edge....

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #965, Morris FS 4281. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Bright white washy slip and sand/sherd indicated manufacture in the Chaco-Cibola region. Bowl is 75% complete with roughly 25% restoration using unknown adhesive. Measurements: 21.2 cm orifice diameter, 9.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-965 A: exterior view showing bowl shape and slip-slop over exterior rim. Image AZRU1-965 B: closeup of interior design also showing washy application of...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4986, Morris FS 4283. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/shale temper and low fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Bowl fragments represent only about 60% of vessel. Measurements: 22 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height unknown. Image AZRU8-4986 A: bowl fragments showing painted design below rim (upper left), exterior slip-slop over rim edge (upper right), painted design on upper body sherd...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, miniature clam shell (bivalve) bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #992, Morris FS 4612. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand examined on the exterior base surface; bright white washy slip suggests bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl was reconstructed with 75% original fragments and 25% unknown paster material. Measurements: 8 cm orifice diameter, 3.6 cm height. Image AZRU1-992 A: exterior view showing vessel shape. Image AZRU1-992 B:...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, effigy appendage (leg/foot) (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #646, Morris FS 4619. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is medium quartz sand and slip is washy and bright white, indicating production in the Chaco Cibola region. Appendage fragment probably represents less than 10% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-646 A: side view of effigy appendage. Image AZRU1-646 B: longitudinal view of appendage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, human effigy, Accession 29.0, Catalog #6991 (Morris FS 589) and #7321 (Morris FS 913). Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is medium quartz sand and slip is bright white with washy application suggesting production in the Chaco Cibola region. Roughly 40% of effigy fragments were reconstructed with unknown adhesive and plaster material. Note: yellowish unpainted portions are plaster material reconstruction. Much of the head shape, facial features, appendages, and...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6807. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is medium quartz sand in a silty low fired paste suggesting local production at Aztec. Ladle is missing handle and base of bowl. Measurements: 8.8 cm orifice diameter, 4.3 cm height. Image AMNH 29/6807: view showing interior ladle bowl design. Note: rim portion on right side of ladle has missing rim decoration due to dipper wear. The missing handle would have been attached on the exterior...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2078, Morris FS 4599. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Silty paste and sand temper suggests the ladle was manufactured at Aztec. Ladle is 85% complete with half of the handle and part of the rim missing. Measurements: 7 x 9 cm orifice dimensions, 4.5 cm height. Image AZRU8-2078 A: view of ladle showing dipper wear on bowl and painted design. Image AZRU8-2078 B: view of ladle showing handle and painted design. Recovered...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, miniature shallow bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #991, Morris FS 4613. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is unknown; bright white washy slip suggests bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl was reconstructed with 50% original fragments and 50% unknown paster material. Measurements: 12 cm rim diameter, 3 cm height. Image AZRU1-991 A: interior view showing painted design. Note: lower half of bowl with dark color surface is a plaster material...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white pitcher, Accession 29.0, Catalog #5160. Morris FS 173. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Sand temper and abundant silt in paste suggests local production in the Middle San Juan, possibly at Aztec. Partial vessel; <50% complete. Measurements: 6 cm orifice diameter, 9.8 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 A: exterior view showing design and strap handle. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 B: large body fragment and a single rim fragment. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room S2, wing...