Turkey Feather Artifact (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...
Perishable: Shoe Sock, AMNH 29.1/3224_2 (2006)
Shoe Sock, Accession AMNH29.1, Catalog #3224. Morris FS 3573. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Probable shoe-sock of turkey feather and yucca fiber, simple looping. Images: AMNH 29.1/3224_2A: fragment of looped turkey-feather object, probably a shoe-sock. AMNH 29.1/3224_2B: fragment of looped turkey-feather object, other face. AMNH 29.1/3224_2C:, close-up of looped structure 1. AMNH 29.1/3224_2D: close-up of looped structure 2....
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AZRU8-1044 (2006)
Yucca Cordage, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1044. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Collection of turkey feather wrapped cordage, 2S-Z and 2(2Z-S)Z. Feathers mostly missing. Measurements: D 0.5 CM (where wrapped). Image: AZRU-1044 A: Feather wrapped cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 136-2(?), Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into Room...