Kiva S (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.

Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), seed jar, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #984, Morris FS 4658. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating manufacture at Aztec. Seed jar was reconstructed with about 98% original fragments and 2% unknown paster material. Measurements: 8.5 cm orifice diameter, 16.5 cm height Image AZRU1-984 A: exterior view recessed base and painted design. Image AZRU1-984 B: exterior view showing shape of seed jar and design. Image AZRU1-984 C: top...

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Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2077, Morris FS 4660. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating production at Aztec. Ladle is 75% complete with the handle and one rim fragment missing. Measurements: 9.5 cm ladle bowl diameter, 5 cm height. Image AZRU8-2077 A: oblique view of exterior showing shape of ladle, handle stub attachment, and interior painted design. Image AZRU8-2077 B: interior view showing painted...

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McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2076, Morris FS 4657. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock and sherd suggesting production at Aztec. Bowl is 95% complete with three pieces missing. Measurements: 15-17 cm orifice diameter (warped shape), 7 cm height. Image AZRU8-2076 A: closeup of interior painted design and undecorated rim. Image AZRU8-2076 B: exterior view showing shape of bowl. Image AZRU8-2076 C: interior view of bowl showing...

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McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2081, Morris FS 4663. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Diorite porphyry temper suggests the ladle was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Ladle is 45% complete with half of the handle and about half of the bowl missing. Measurements: 10.5 cm orifice diameter, height unknown. Image AZRU8-2081 A: view of ladle showing interior bowl design. Image AZRU8-2081 B: view of ladle showing painted design and...

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McElmo Black-on-white, bird effigy bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #806, Morris FS 4665. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is identified as granular igneous and sand suggesting production at Aztec. Effigy is 90% complete, but missing the head. A small section at the front of the effigy is a reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 7.4 cm maximum orifice diameter, 4 cm height. Image AZRU1-806 A: anterior view showing design and missing head. AZRU1-806 B: left side view...

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McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), deep hemispherical bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #810, Morris FS 4655. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is identified as granular igneous suggesting production at Aztec. Bowl is 100% complete, with 90% original bowl and 10% reconstruction with unknown plaster material. A single drill hole is present and was probably for repair; the matching drill hole was filled with commerical plaster material during reconstruction. Measurements: 26 cm orifice...

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McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #973, Morris FS 4656. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry and sherd suggesting manufacture in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl is 95% complete with about 10% reconstructed with unknown paster material. Measurements: 19.7 cm orifice diameter, 8.7 cm height. Image AZRU1-973 A: exterior view showing shape of bowl and rim ticking. Image AZRU1-973 B: interior view showing painted design and rim ticking pattern. Image...

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McElmo Black-on-white, ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #598, Morris FS 4661. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is crushed rock; indeterminate provenance. Ladle is likely a trade ware from central Mesa Verde region. Handle and bowl fragment represent less than 25% of original ladle. Image AZRU1-598 A: view of ladle bowl surface showing rim ticking and interior design. Image AZRU1-598 B: view of handle showing fragment of painted anthropomorphic figure. Recovered from Earl...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

McElmo Black-on-white, ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2080, Morris FS 4662. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Diorite porphyry and sherd temper suggests the ladle was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Ladle is 60% complete with half of the handle and part of the rim and base missing. Measurements: 10.6 cm orifice diameter, 5.8 cm height. Image AZRU8-2080 A: view of ladle showing interior bowl and handle designs. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva S, Aztec...

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Nava Black-on-white, ladle bowl fragment, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #981, Morris FS 4660. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is trachyte indicating manufacture in the Chuska Valley region. Ladle is missing the handle which was attached to the exterior surface on the side of ladle bowl at top of image. The ladle bowl is 100% complete with about 95% original vessel and 5% a reconstruction with unknown paster material. Measurements: 12 x 9.7 cm bowl diameter, 5.7 cm height. Image AZRU1-981 A:...

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Painted black-on-white, effigy fragment, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4472, Morris FS 4673. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Granular igneous rock and sherd temper suggests the effigy was manufactured at Aztec. Fragment is likely from the tail end of a bird effigy and represents only about 10% of the original vessel. Image AZRU8-4472 A: side view of effigy fragment showing painted line around bird tail. Image AZRU8-4472 B: view of effigy fragment from the tip end of tail showing painted design....