Coiled Basket (Other Keyword)

PROJECT Uploaded by: Lori Reed

This project includes images of ceramic and perishable artifacts from Accession AZRU-61 recovered during the 1984 Archeological Investigations for Modifications to West Ruin Drainage project. Excavations associated with the project were under the direction of Jim Trott of the National Park Service, Santa Fe support office. In addition to trench excavations in the Aztec West plaza, several rooms (225, 221, 222, 223, 129, 158(2), 204, 232, and 255) in the north and west wings of the great house...

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...

PROJECT Uploaded by: Lori Reed

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...

DOCUMENT Citation Only J. M. Adovasio. R. L. Andrews.

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IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket Plaque, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2896. Morris FS 3739. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket plaque or base. Measurements: D 11.7 CM. Image: AZRU8-2896 A: small plaque or bowl fragment with a one-rod foundation. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as follows: “the immediate floor covering was a foot of refuse, with Burials Nos. 60 and 61 on the surface of the refuse…[long...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket Plaque, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2897. Morris FS 3738. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket plaque or base. Measurements: D 12.7 CM Image: AZRU8-2897 incomplete plaque or the flat base of a steep-sided basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as follows: “the immediate floor covering was a foot of refuse, with Burials Nos. 60 and 61 on the surface of the refuse…[long...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Carbonized Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #6795. Morris FS 405. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Carbonized coiled basket base, 2 rod and welt/bundle, bunched. Image: AMNH 29.0-6795 A: carbonized coiled basket base in plaster mount. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Kiva D, Aztec West Ruin. Morris describes Kiva D as having “been burned before its original contents were removed….Quantities of charcoal covered the floor. The adobe from the roof was fused in places and in others...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Carbonized Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #6793. Morris FS 403. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Carbonized coil basket fragments, 2 rod and welt/bundle, bunched. Image: AMNH 29.0/6793A: carbonized basket, upper is one rod, remainder are two rod-and-bundle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Kiva D, Aztec West Ruin. Morris describes Kiva D as having “been burned before its original contents were removed….Quantities of charcoal covered the floor. The adobe from the roof was fused...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8791. Morris FS 2282. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, willow or sumac, miniature basket with probable 3 rod bunched structure. Image: AMNH 29.0-8791A: miniature basket with bundle foundation. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 111, Grave 25, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 111 at the time of excavation is as follows. “Refuse had been poured into Room 111...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog # 8937. Morris FS 2431. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled willow or sumac basket plaque with possible remains of paint, 3 rod, bunched construction. Image: AMNH 29.0-8937A: coiled basket center with possible remains of paint. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Grave 20?, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 7...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8958. Morris FS 2452. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small, coiled 3 rod, bunched, sumac or willow basket. Images: AMNH 29.0-8958A: small coiled basket. AMNH 29.0-8958B: feather enclosed by braided rim. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Grave 20, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 7 to 10 feet from the floor...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8959. Morris FS 2453. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small, coiled 3 rod, bunched, sumac or willow basket. Images: AMNH 29.0-8959A: small coiled basket bowl. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Grave 20, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 7 to 10 feet from the floor of Room 95 in the masonry portion of the fill...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9685. Morris FS 3170. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragments of a one-rod coiled sumac basket. Image: AMNH 29.0-9685A: coiled basket with one-rod foundation. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 141, Grave 30, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 141 at the time of excavation is as follows. “Neither floor nor ceiling of Room 141 showed the slightest discoloration...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9694. Morris FS 3179. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket bowl, 1/2 rod and bundle, stacked, willow or sumac. Image: AMNH 29.0-9694A: basket bowl, upper surface Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Grave 32, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the time of excavation is as follows: “On the floor of Room 138 was a film of refuse containing Chaco...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9695. Morris FS 3180. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket bowl, 3 rod bunched, willow or sumac. Images: AMNH 29.0-9695A: basket bowl, upper surface. AMNH 29.0-9695B: basket bowl, underside. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Grave 32, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the time of excavation is as follows: “On the floor of Room 138 was a film...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #6741. Morris FS 351. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragments of coiled willow or sumac basket,1-rod, intricate stitch and wrap. Images: AMNH 29.0/6741A: one-rod coiling with intricate stitch. AMNH 29.0/6741B: rim fragment worked in intricate stitch. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 29, Grave 8, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:292) indicates that "a meager amount of refuse was...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7373. Morris FS 965. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket fragments of yucca and sumac, 1/2 rod and bundle, stacked. Image: AMNH 29.0/7373A: coiled basket fragments. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 54, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:309) indicates that “The first 1 ½ feet of fill in Room 54 consisted of fallen masonry and the uncharred wood of a ceiling which had been supported by two transverse pairs of cedar logs. The...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog # 8859. Morris FS 2349. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket base, 2 rod and welt/bundle, stacked. Images: AMNH 29.0/8859A basket base. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH 29.0, Catalog #8861. Morris FS 2351. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled sumac one-rod basket. Image: AMNH 29.0/8861 A: one-rod basket. 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 greater depth in...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9345. Morris FS 2836. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragments of painted, clay coated, 1 rod sumac coiled basket and soil (possible textile). Images: AMNH 29.0/9345A: painted basket. AMNH 29.0/9345B: fragments of painted basket and soil (possible textile)1. AMNH 29.0/9345C: fragments of painted basket and soil (possible textile) 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Kiva L, Aztec West Ruin. (Note: Kiva L remains unpublished.)

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9502. Morris FS 2986. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Start of a one-rod coiled sumac basket with intricate stitch. Image: AMNH 29.0/9502 A: start of one-rod basket with intricate stitch. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9962. Morris FS 3443. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Miniature coiled rush stem basket or start, multiple stitch and wrap. Image: AMNH 29.0/9962 A: miniature coiled basket or start. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 135-2 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A cobblestone-lined firepit, 1 foot 8 inches in diameter and 5 inches deep, occupied the center of the floor of Room...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9993. Morris FS 3474. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled one-rod willow or sumac basket containing unknown substance. Image: AMNH 29.0/9993A: one-rod coiled basket containing unknown substance. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 135-2 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A cobblestone-lined firepit, 1 foot 8 inches in diameter and 5 inches deep, occupied the center of the...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.1, Catalog #3221. Morris FS 3581. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Decorated, 2 rod and welt/bundle, bunched coiled basket base of sumac or willow, and yucca. Images: AMNH 29.1-3221A: decorated coiled basket base. AMNH 29.1-3221B: decorated coiled basket, side view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Grave 40, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.1, Catalog #3220. Morris FS 3577. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Decorated coiled basket plaque of sumac or will, 3 rod, bunched. Images: AMNH 29.1/3220A: decorated coiled plaque. AMNH 29.1/3220B: decorated coiled plaque, underside. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Grave 39, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great...