Cornhusk Basket (Other Keyword)

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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7383. Morris FS 975. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk basket framework of wrapped, bent wood and yucca . Image: AMNH 29.0-7383A: base of cornhusk basket. 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 transverse pairs of cedar logs. The interstices...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7411. Morris FS . Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork cornhusk basket. Images: AMNH 29.0-7411 A: base and partial side of cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0-7411B: base only. AMNH 29.0-7411C: intact section of side wall. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 62-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris’ (1928:317) description of Room 62-2 is as follows: “A rat nest of which the major constituent was about six bushels of cornhusks and tassels, reed stems,...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7715. Morris FS 1308. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7715A: flattened cornhusk-lined basket, upper face. AMNH 29.0-7715B: lower face. AMNH 29.0-7715C: close-up of yucca network. AMNH 29.0-7715D: close-up of base. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7716. Morris FS 1309. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7716A:cornhusk basket, top view. AMNH 29.0-7716B: cornhusk basket, side view showing wrapped yucca elements. AMNH 29.0-7716C: cornhusk basket base. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7717. Morris FS 1310. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7717A: cornhusk basket with oval base, lower face. AMNH 29.0-7717B: cornhusk basket, close-up. AMNH 29.0-7717C: upper face showing yucca network. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7718. Morris FS 1311. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Openwork basket with cornhusk lining, and knotted, twisted, yucca network. Images: AMNH 29.0-7718A: flattened cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0-7718B: view of possible rim finish. AMNH 29.0-7718C: close-up of yucca wrapping. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5307. Morris FS 58. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Frame for a cornhusk basket. Images: AMNH 29.0/5307A: incomplete cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0/5307B: incomplete cornhusk basket, side view. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8471. Morris FS 1964. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork cornhusk basket; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8471A: incomplete cornhusk basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been left standing in...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8479. Morris FS 1972. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8479A: incomplete cornhusk basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8480. Morris FS 1973. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of an openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8480A: remains of cornhusk basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8481. Morris FS 1974. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8481A: incomplete cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8481B: incomplete cornhusk basket, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8483. Morris FS 1976. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Base of cornhusk basket with wrapped and knotted yucca and wood elements and a piece of fired clay. Images: AMNH 29.0/8483A: base of cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0/8483B: cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29./8483C: close-up of horizontally wrapped yucca elements. AMNH 29.0/8483D: close-up of close-up of knotted elements at upper edge. AMNH 29.0/8483E: small piece of fired clay found in basket....

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2778. Morris FS 5523. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of an openwork cornhusk basket with intact base and lower sides. Gridded network of yucca strips spans an oval willow base and extends up the sides. Three cornhusks present. Measurements: L 26.0, W 20.0 CM (collapsed). Images: AZRU8-2778 A: remains of cornhusk basket. AZRU8-2778 B: detail of base. AZRU8-2778 C: detail of wrapping and square knots. AZRU8-2778 D: underside showing...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket Base, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2779. Morris FS 5313. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Probable base of a large openwork cornhusk basket consisting of an oval hoop with remains of network of wrapped and knotted yucca strips. Crudely worked. Measurements: L 32.0, W 24.5 CM. Images: AZRU8-2779 A: probable base of cornhusk basket. AZRU8-2779 B: detail of wrapped elements. AZRU8-2779 C: detail of wrapped elements 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower...