Yucca Loop (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: Yucca Loop AZRU8-2857 (2006)
Yucca Loop, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2857. Morris FS 3662. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Large loop of narrowleaf yucca ties folded in half. Leaves joined with 4 square knots. Measurements: L 21.0 (folded), W 4.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2857 A: large folded loop of narrowleaf yucca leaves tied with square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa...