Plant Braid (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: Plant Braid AZRU8-2835 (2006)
Plant Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2835. Morris FS 3679. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Narrow 3-strand braid of an unidentified plant material, now in two pieces, tied in an overhand knot at one end. Measurements: L 27.0, W 0.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2835 A: narrow 3-strand braid of unidentified plant material. 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...