Plaited Object (Other Keyword)

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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Object, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7585 (#3). Morris FS 1178. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Partially woven, plaited yucca leaf object. Images: AMNH 29.0/7585_3A: AMNH 29.0/7585, #3, plaited object, probably a sandal, partially woven. 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;...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Object, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9474. Morris FS 2958. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited, irregular weave, yucca leaf object. Image: AMNH 29.0/9474A: plaited object. 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 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Object, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9475. Morris FS 2959. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Sheath-like 1/1 oblique plaited yucca and reed? object. Image: AMNH 29.0/9475A: plaited sheath-like object. 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 from Room 143, the condition...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Object, Accession AZRU-00054, Catalog #3551. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragmentary remains of a 1/1 plaited object of narrowleaf yucca. Possibly a sandal but seems too flimsy. Measurements: L 3.5, W 3.5 CM (largest). Image: AZRU54-3551A: fragments of 1-1 plaiting, possible sandal. Recovered from Room 224, lower trash, Aztec West Ruin. Artifacts collected during 1961 West Ruin Stabilization.