Rush Bag (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...
Perishable: Plaited Bag AMNH 29.0/5297 (2006)
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 29.0/9663 (2006)
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...
Perishable: Rush Bag AZRU8-2791 (2006)
Rush Bag, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2791. Morris FS 5297. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Mouth opening of a plaited rush bag. Elements folded over a 2S-Z? yucca cord. Measurements: L 5.5, W 14.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2791A: mouth opening of a plaited rush bag. AZRU8-2791 B: reverse face showing ends of folded elements. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room189 Lower Level, Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity of perishable objects from the...