Plant fiber rings (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: Plant Fiber Rings AMNH 29.0/9499 (2006)
Plant Fiber Rings, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9499. Morris FS 2983. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small, coiled, wrapped and knotted cornhusk, grass, and yucca rings. Images: AMNH 29.0/9499A: rings tied with square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from...