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Aztec West Ruin: Perishable Artifacts and Pottery from Excavations by the American Museum of Natural History
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...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.0/5297 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5297. Morris FS 48. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited rush bag, 2/2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/5297A: plaited rush bag. 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 connecting with the room above Room 110, forming a...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.0/7370 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7370. Morris FS 962. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited rush bag with tapered mouth, 2/2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/7370A: plaited rush bag. AMNH 29.0/7370B: detail of mouth opening, lower left and right. 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...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.0/7708 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7708. Morris FS 1301. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited rush bag or pouch with tapered mouth. Image: AMNH 29.0/7708A: mouth of plaited bag. 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, splinters...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.0/8852 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8852. Morris FS 2342. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Half of a plaited rush bag with tapered mouth filled with corn tassels. Image: AMNH 29.0/8852A: half of plaited rush bag filled with corn tassels. 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...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.0/9464 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9464. Morris FS2948. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited rush and yucca fiber bag with tapered mouth, 2/2 twill. Image: AMNH 29.0/9464A: plaited rush bag. 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...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.0/9963 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9963. Morris FS 3444. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited rush bag with tapered mouth, 2-2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0-9963A: mouth opening of a 2-2 plaited rush bag, inside out. AMNH 29.0/9963B: mouth opening of a 2-2 plaited rush bag, inside out, other face. AMNH 29.0/9963C: close-up showing 2-2 twill-woven elements. AMNH 29.0/9963D: close-up showing added row of elements below mouth opening 1. AMNH 29.0/9963E: close-up showing added row of...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.1/0025 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.1, Catalog #0025. Morris FS 3505. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited 2/2-twill and 3/3-twill bag with tapered mouth; rush, yucca and corn tassels. Images: AMNH 29.1/0025A: plaited rush bag. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2, Grave 34, 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...


Perishable: Plaited Bag AZRU8-1805 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1805. Morris FS 5296. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Elongated plaited rush bag, 2/2 weave, filled with well-preserved feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Measurements: L 36.0, W 18.0 CM. Width of mouth opening 10.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-1805 A: plaited bag, stuffed with feather-wrapped cordage. AZRU8-1805 B: plaited bag. AZRU8-1805 C: detail of mouth opening. AZRU8-1805 D: detail of mouth opening 2. AZRU8-1805 E: detail of mouth opening 3. AZRU8-1805 F:...


Perishable: Plaited Bag, AMNH 29.0/9663 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9663. Morris FS 3148. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited rush bag with tapered mouth, 2/2 twill w 1+3-span floats. Image: AMNH 29.0/9663A: plaited rush bag. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 141, Grave 29, 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 such...