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Aztec West Ruin: Perishable Artifacts and Pottery from Excavations by the American Museum of Natural History
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...


Perishable: Openwork Basket AMNH 29.0/5310 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5310. Morris FS 61. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wood and yucca openwork basket with cornhusk lining. Images: AMNH 29.0/5310A: cornhusk-lined basket, side view. AMNH 29.0/5310B: cornhusk-lined basket, side view 2. AMNH 29.0/5310C: cornhusk-lined basket, other face. AMNH 29.0/5310D: cornhusk-lined basket, other side 2. AMNH 29.0/5310E: cornhusk-lined basket, top view. AMNH 29.0/5310F: bottom of basket. AMNH 29.0/5310G: close-up of bottom of basket. AMNH...


Perishable: Openwork Basket AMNH 29.0/5311.1 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Openwork Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5311.1 Morris FS 62. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Knotted, twisted openwork basket with cornhusk lining. Images: AMNH 29.0/5311_1A: flattened cornhusk-lined basket. AMNH 29.0/5311_1B: other face of flattened cornhusk-lined basket. AMNH 29.0/5311_1C: construction detail showing horizontal elements wrapped around vertical elements. AMNH 29.0/5311_1D: close-up of feather-wrapped yucca cord. AMNH 29.0/5311_1E: close-up of base, showing one of the...