Plaited Ring (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: Plaited Ring AZRU8-3420 (2006)
Plaited Ring, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #3420. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Circular ring or band woven in 1/1 oblique plaiting of narrowleaf yucca. Perhaps remnants of pitch along one side. Unique object. Measurements: D 23.8-26.0, TH 0.3 CM. Images: AZRU8-3420 A: plaited ring. AZRU8-3420 B: edge detail. AZRU8-3420 C: detail. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room [unknown], Aztec West Ruin.