Hoop Fragment (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: Hoop fragment AZRU8-2642 (2006)
Hoop fragment, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2642. Morris FS 4086. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two curved sticks wrapped crosswise with cut strips of broadleaf yucca. Remains of square knot. Stained purplish-red. Probably the remains of a hoop. Measurements: L 10.3, W 1.2 where wrapped CM. Image: AZRU8-2642 A: remains of willow hoop wrapped crosswise with yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The...