Effigy Appendage (Other Keyword)

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...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, effigy appendage (leg/foot) (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #646, Morris FS 4619. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is medium quartz sand and slip is washy and bright white, indicating production in the Chaco Cibola region. Appendage fragment probably represents less than 10% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-646 A: side view of effigy appendage. Image AZRU1-646 B: longitudinal view of appendage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Painted black-on-white, effigy appendage (arm or leg) (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #644, Morris FS 4620. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating local production at Aztec. Appendage fragment probably represents less than 5% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-644 A: side view of effigy appendage. Image AZRU1-644 B: longitudinal view of appendage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No published description of Kiva R...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Painted black-on-white, effigy appendage (leg and foot), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1513, Morris FS 4306/4307. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand and sherd indicating production in the Chaco Cibola region. The paint is mineral indicating it is from an Escavada or Gallup Black-on-white effigy. Appendage represents only roughly 5% of effigy. Image AZRU8-1513 A: view of appendage showing shape of foot and painted design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva Q, Aztec West Ruin. ...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Painted black-on-white, effigy appendage (paw or hand), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1514, Morris FS 4315. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand suggesting production in the Chaco Cibola region. The paint is mineral indicating it is from an Escavada or Gallup Black-on-white effigy. Appendage represents only roughly 3% of effigy. Image AZRU8-1514 A: view of appendage showing shape of paw and painted design. Image AZRU8-1514 B: side view of appendage showing shape of paw and painted design....

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Painted black-on-white, effigy arm with hand/paw (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #642, Morris FS 4632. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is medium quartz sand. Paste and slip look nonlocal; probably an item produced in the Chaco Cibola area. Arm fragment probably represents less than 5% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-642 A: side view of effigy arm. Image AZRU1-642 B: anterior or front view of arm showing shape of fingers or claws. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R,...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Slipped white, effigy appendage (arm or leg) (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #645, Morris FS 4622. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is trachyte indicating production in the Chuska region. Appendage fragment probably represents less than 5% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-645 A: side view of effigy appendage. Image AZRU1-645 B: longitudinal view of appendage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No published description of Kiva R available.

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Slipped white, effigy foot (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #641, Morris FS 4621. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is medium quartz sand. Paste looks like local high silt clay; probably a locally made item. Foot represents probably less than 5% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-641 A: side view of effigy foot. Image AZRU1-641 B: anterior or front view of foot showing shape of toes or claws. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No published description of...