Textile (Material Keyword)
Artifacts (e.g., clothing, bags, woven cloth, cordage, etc.) comprised of fibers and/or cord that are made from plant or animal material (e.g., animal hair, cotton, flax, hemp, other vegetal fibers, wool).
426-450 (1,480 Records)
Twined Sandal, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1790. Morris FS 5302. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven decorated twined sandal. One of a pair with AZRU8-956. Jogged toe, hide toe loop (repaired) and heel strap, brown horizontal bands. Underside obscured by mount. Sandal probably has raised triangular design like AZRU8-956. Measurements: L 27.0, W 10.2 CM. Images: AZRU8-1790 A: twined sandal with banded design, upper face (other face obscured by mount). AZRU8-1790 B: detail of broken...
Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU8-1791 (2006)
Twined Sandal, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1791. Morris FS 5306. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Twined sandal of medium weave, slightly jogged toe, double toe loops and heel cords of yucca cordage, cupped heel, raised diamond design on underside. Measurements: 25.2, W 11.5 CM. Images: AZRU8-1791 A: twined sandal, upper face. AZRU8-1791 B: detail of cupped heel, upper face. AZRU8-1791 C: exterior of cupped heel. AZRU8-1791 D: exterior of cupped heel 2. AZRU8-1791 E: twined sandal, lower...
Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU8-2826 (2006)
Twined Sandal, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2826. Morris FS 5533. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Decorated twined sandal with slight toe jog, double toe loops, a hide heel strap, and hide strips on toe underside. Design of brown horizontal stripes with pendent triangles. Raised diamond design on underside. Red and brown checkerboard design on heel. An elaborate sandal when new. Holes at heel, ball of foot. Possibly trimmed. Measurements: L 24.5, W 10.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2826 A: upper...
Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU8-2827 (2006)
Twined Sandal, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2827. Morris FS 5531. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Decorated twined sandal with brown scroll design. Most of toe and heel missing. Single toe loop of paired cords; remainder of toe loop missing. Design of raised diamonds on underside. Decorative brown heel. Nearly cut in half lengthwise. Edges of missing areas appear to be trimmed. Measurements: L 23.5, W 10.5 CM. Images: AZRU8-2827 A: upper face of twined sandal with brown geometric design....
Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU8-2829 (2006)
Twined Sandal, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2829. Morris FS 3687. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Distorted twined sandal with a faint brown design. Raised diamond design on underside. Cupped heel. Toe missing. Large holes at heel and ball of foot. Appear to have been trimmed. Measurements: L 26.5, W 10.5 CM. Images: AZRU8-2829 A: lower face showing raised designs. AZRU8-2829 B: lower face showing raised diamond design and colored design. AZRU8-2829 C: exterior of cupped heel 1. AZRU8-2829...
Perishable: Twined Sandal, AMNH 29.0/8790 (2006)
Twined Sandal, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8790. Morris FS 2281. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragments of thick, rigid, twined sandal, 2-strand twining (S), paired warps, yucca fiber. Images: AMNH 29.0/8790A: fragments of thick, rigid twined sandal in box. AMNH 29.0/8790B: fragments of thick, rigid twined sandal. AMNH 29.0/8790C: close-up of 2s-Z warp element. AMNH 29.0/8790D: close-up of one fragment, one face. AMNH 29.0/8790E:...
Perishable: Twined Sandals AMNH 29.0/7632 (2006)
Twined Sandals, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7632. Morris FS 1225. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Pair of yucca fiber, twined sandals with striping and raised design, tied together, 2-strand twining (S). Images: AMNH 29.0/7632A: a&b, pair of twined sandals, upper face. AMNH 29.0/7632B: a&b, pair of twined sandals, lower face. AMNH 29.0/7632C: a&b, close-up of toe end showing sandals tied together. AMNH 29.0/7632D: a&b, inner surface of heel finish. AMNH 29.0/7632E: a&b, close-up of exterior...
Perishable: Wicker Basket AMNH 29.0/9381 (2006)
Wicker Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9381. Morris FS 2872. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Sumac wicker basket with simple 1/1 plaiting. Images: AMNH 29.0/9381A: wicker basket. AMNH 29.0/9381B: wicker basket, side view. Recovered from a nearby ruin, Room 2.
Perishable: Wrapped Bundle AMNH 29.0/7319 (2006)
Wrapped Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7319. Morris FS 911. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Rush bundle wrapped in 2-color, diamond twill cotton tapestry, Images: AMNH 29.0/7319A: rush bundle wrapped in cotton diamond-twill tapestry fabric 1. AMNH 29.0/7319B: rush bundle wrapped in cotton diamond-twill tapestry fabric 2. AMNH 29.0/7319C: side view of rush bundle. AMNH 29.0/7319D: underside of rush bundle 1. AMNH 29.0/7319E: underside of rush bundle 2. AMNH 29.0/7319F: hole in...
Perishable: Yarn and Cordage AMNH 29.0/7597 (2006)
Yarn and Cordage, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7597. Morris FS 1190. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Colored cotton yarns and highly processed yucca cordage. (Z, 2Z-S, 3Z-S, 4Z-S). Images: AMNH 29.0/7597A: brown, yellow, and white cotton yarns. AMNH 29.0/7597B: yucca or apocynum cordage, highly processed, some wrapped. 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: Yucca Band AZRU8-2834 (2006)
Yucca Band, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2834. Morris FS 5521. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Long narrow band of yucca cordage, now broken but ends originally tied together. Original center section worked in spaced rows of overhand knots. Ends terminate in a 3-strand braid. Probably served as a tumpband. See photos of replication of the weave. Measurements: L 85.0 CM, W 2.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2834 A: yucca band with spaced rows of knotting and braided end. AZRU8-2834 B: detail of braided...
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2813 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2813. Morris FS 5520. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 4-strand braid of yucca fiber. One strand is a 3-strand braid, the other three are singles. Portion of a pot bail or handle. Measurements: L 20.0, D 3.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2813 A: 4-strand yucca braid used as pot bail. Element at lower right is a 3-strand braid. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described typical architectural features and...
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2814 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2814. Morris FS 5519. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 4-strand braid of yucca fiber. Two strands are plied 2Z-S, one is 2S-Z, and the other is a 3-strand braid composed of 2Z-S elements. Part of a pot bail or handle. Measurements: L 30.0, D 2.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2814 A: 4-strand yucca braid used as pot bail. Element at lower right is a 3-strand braid. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described...
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2836 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2836. Morris FS 3678 . Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 3-strand braid of yucca leaf strips, now broken in two. Most of leaf epidermis worn away. Measurements: L 35.0, W 1.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2836 A: 3-strand braid of yucca strips. 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 136-2...
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2865 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2865. Morris FS 3680. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Thick 3-strand braid of probable yucca fiber. Measurements: L 17.0 (straightened), W 0.6 CM. Image: AZRU8-2865 A: 3-strand braid of probable yucca fiber. 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 136-2 and evenly distributed,...
Perishable: Yucca Braids AZRU8-2815 (2006)
Yucca Braids, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2815. Morris FS 5294. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of thick 3-strand braids bound together with 2S-Z yucca cordage tied in a square knot. Includes a long coiled strand of braided yucca leaves and two short pieces of braided yucca fiber. Measurements: L 2.5 M, D 1.5 CM (leaf braid), L 40+, D 1.0 CM (fiber braid), L 27.0, W 26.0 (coiled bundle). Images: AZRU8-2815 A: bundle of 3-strand braids worked in yucca leaf and yucca fiber....
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2841 (2006)
Yucca Fiber Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2841. Morris FS 4014. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of reddish-brown yucca fiber made by folding the fibers back and forth. Fiber may have been exposed to smoke to produce the reddish-brown color. Measurements: L 16.5, W 5.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2841 A: yucca fiber folded to make a bundle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AZRU8-2805 (2006)
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...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AMNH 29.0/7599 (2006)
Yucca Cordage, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7599. Morris FS 1192. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of a band of braided and knotted yucca cordage. Images: AMNH 29.0/7599A: fragment of knotted cordage band. AMNH 29.0/7599B: fragment of knotted cordage band 2. AMNH 29.0/7599C: fragment of knotted cordage band 3. 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: Yucca Cordage AMNH 29.0/7603 (2006)
Yucca Cordage, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7603 . Morris FS 1196. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Colored, plied and knotted yucca cordage, 2S-Z. Image: AMNH 29.0/7603A: yucca cord colored red. 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,...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AZRU-1045 (2006)
Fur-wrapped Cordage, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1045. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two fragments of hide-wrapped yucca cordage with remnants of fur. Cordage is 2(2Z-S)Z, hide strips are wrapped S-wise. One has loop at center. Measurements: D 0.4 CM (where wrapped). Images: AZRU8-1045 A: two fragments of fur-wrapped cordage. AZRU8-1045 B: one strand of fur-wrapped cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 136-2(?), Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AZRU8-1043 A (2006)
Yucca Cordage, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1043. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two strands of turkey-feather cordage tied together in a square knot. Feathers missing. Cordage covered with a bright red pigment. Measurements: L 20.0, W 2.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1043 A: Feather-wrapped yucca cordage with red pigment. AZRU8-1043 B: Detail of red pigment. AZRU8-1043 C: Other face showing square knot. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 136-2(?) , Aztec West Ruin. ...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AZRU8-1047 (2006)
Yucca Cordage. Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1047. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. One strand of highly processed 2S-Z yucca(?) cordage. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU-1047 A: 2s-Z cordage of yucca or other fiber. 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 136-2 and evenly distributed, its...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AZRU8-1048 (2006)
Yucca Cordage. Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1048. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fine 2S-Z yucca cordage, singed, tied in three places with overhand knots that form two loops. Measurements: D 0.2 CM. Image: AZRU8-1048 A: Singed yucca cordage,2 loops formed by 3 overhand knots. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AZRU8-1049 (2006)
Yucca Cordage. Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1049. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Thick strand of 2(2Z-S)Z yucca cordage. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-1049 A: Strand of yucca cordage. 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 136-2 and evenly distributed, its upper limit being nearly...