Cotton Bag (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: Cotton Bag AMNH 29.0/7626 (2006)
Cotton Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7626. Morris FS 1219. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small, plain-weave, cotton bag with yucca leaf stitching. Images: AMNH 29.0/7626A: small plain-weave cotton bag. AMNH 29.0/7626B: detail of yucca-leaf stitching. AMNH 29.0/7626C: close-up of end showing yucca-leaf stitching. 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...
Perishable: Cotton Bag AMNH 29.0/8577 (2006)
Cotton Bag, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8577. Morris FS 2069. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Deteriorated, seamed, plain-weave cotton cloth bag. Images: AMNH 29.0/8577A: deteriorated plain-weave cotton cloth bag. AMNH 29.0/8577B: other face of bag. AMNH 29.0/8577C: detail showing 2(2z-S)Z yarn wrapped twice around fabric. AMNH 29.0/8577D: close-up of overcast seam. AMNH 29.0/8577E: seamed face of bag. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115/2 (second level), Aztec West Ruin. Earl...