Cotton Sack (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 Sack AMNH 29.0/5284 (2006)
Cotton Sack, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5284. Morris FS-33. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Three-colored, braided-cotton sack fragment with drum string. Images: AMNH 29.0/5284A: twill-tapestry fragment gathered at one end. AMNH 29.0/5284B: close-up showing three-color design 1. AMNH 29.0/5284C: close-up showing three-color design 2. AMNH 29.0/5284D: close-up showing three-color design 3. AMNH 29.0/5284E: close-up of selvage at right. AMNH 29.0/5284F: reverse face of twill-tapestry...