Chuska White Ware (Other Keyword)
1-3 (3 Records)
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...
Ceramic: Nava Black-on-white bowl, AMNH 29.0/6982 (2004)
Nava Black-on-white, Chuska White Ware, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6982, Morris FS 597. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Trachyte temper indicates manufacture in the Chuska Valley region. Bowl includes about 20 fragments that are not reconstructed. Rim sherd in image is the largest fragment. Image AMNH 29.0/6982: interior view of bowl fragment showing painted design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 47, Aztec West Ruin. Room 47 is in the east wing of West Ruin. Earl Morris’...
Ceramic: Nava Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6985 (2004)
Nava Black-on-white, Chuska White Ware, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6985, Morris FS 597. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Trachyte temper indicates manufacture in the Chuska Valley region. Bowl includes 24 fragments that are not reconstructed. Rim sherd in images is the largest fragment from the bowl. Image AMNH 29.0/6985 A: exterior view of bowl fragment. Image AMNH 29.0/6985 B: interior view of bowl fragment showing painted design. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West...