Painted black-on-white, effigy appendage, (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...
Ceramic: Painted black-on-white, effigy appendage, AZRU-00008/1514 (2006)
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....