Snowshoe (Other Keyword)
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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...
Aztec West Ruin: Perishables and Pottery from Various National Park Service Projects and Collections
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...
Perishable: Snowshoe AMNH 29.0/5319 (2006)
Snowshoe, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5319. Morris FS 70. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wood frame with knotted network of twisted yucca, cornhusks, and grass, possible snowshoe. Image: AMNH 29.0/5319A: possible snowshoe. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in through the door...
Perishable: Snowshoe AMNH 29.0/5320 (2006)
Snowshoe, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5320. Morris FS 71. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wood frame with knotted network of twisted yucca, cornhusks, and grass, possible snowshoe. Image: AMNH 29.0/5320A: possible snowshoe. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in through the door...
Perishable: Snowshoe AMNH 29.0/5321 (2006)
Snowshoe, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5321. Morris FS 72. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wood frame with knotted network of twisted yucca, cornhusks, and grass, possible snowshoe. Image: AMNH 29.0/5321A possible snowshoe. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in through the door...
Perishable: Snowshoe Frame AMNH 29.0/7720 (2006)
Snowshoe Frame, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7720. Morris FS 1313. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Snowshoe frame, wrapped and twined S-wise, 2S-Z cordage, rush leaves and yucca cordage. Image: AMNH 29.0/7720A: snowshoe frame. 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,...
Perishable: Willow Hoop AZRU20-1795 (2006)
Willow Hoop, Accession AZRU-0000, Catalog # . Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of probable corn leaves bound to willow hoop with network of yucca ties. Possible snowshoe. Measurements: Not measured. Images: AZRU20-1795A: bundle of probable corn leaves bound to wooden hoop. AZRU20-1795B: detail of binding at base of bundle. AZRU20-1795C: detail of yucca network. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of...
Perishable: Willow Hoop AZRU20-1796 (2006)
Willow Hoop, Accession AZRU-00020, Catalog #1796. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Willow hoop wrapped with network of yucca-leaf strips. Possible snowshoe. Measurements: L 31.0, W 24.0 CM. Image: AZRU20-1796A: possible snowshoe frame. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.