Cotton Cordage (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: Cotton Cordage AZRU8-2795 (2006)
Cotton Cordage, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2795. Morris FS 4915. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Strand of cotton 11Z-S yarn tied in six overhand knots at intervals. Measurements: L 9.5, D 0.3, 0.8 where knotted CM. Image: AZRU8-2795 A: 11z-S cotton cordage tied in overhand knots at intervals. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 182, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 182 as “an open chamber entered through the doorway communicating with Room 189, from which the early...