Basketry (Other Keyword)

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Yucca, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5250. Morris FS 250. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited object, 1/1 Plaiting. Images: AMNH 29.0/5250A: bundle of loosely plaited yucca leaves with remnants of pitch, one face. AMNH 29.0/5250B: other face. AMNH 29.0/5250C: close-up of bundle, one face. AMNH 29.0/5250D: close-up of bundle, other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 76 (EV), Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:315) indicates that “The ceiling of Room 76 had not...

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Plaited Yucca Object, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2840. Morris FS 3605. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of a 2/2 plaited object, possibly a square ring basket square corner, elements folded over 180 degrees, possible two color design. No rod. Measurements: L 11.0, W 11.0 CM . Images: AZRU8-2840 A: remains of plaited yucca object. AZRU8-2840 B: other face (exterior). Note squarish corner and possible two-tone design. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Third...

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Plant Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2761. Morris FS 4069. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of raw material. Measurements: D 6.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2761 A: coil of plant material, possibly sumac or willow and leafy material. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in reality a continuation of that in Room 136, just as the latter was an extension of the rubbish present in...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5329. Morris FS 79. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped cedar bark ring. Image: AMNH 29.0/5329 A: ring of cedar bark wrapped with corn leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in through the door connecting with the room above...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7412. Morris FS 1004. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of cedar bark wrapped with corn leaves, yucca fiber. Image: AMNH 29.0/7412A: coil of cedar bark wrapped with corn leaves and yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 62-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris’ (1928:317) description of Room 62-2 is as follows: “A rat nest of which the major constituent was about six bushels of cornhusks and tassels, reed stems, and cedarbark, occupied...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8288. Morris FS 1784. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited pot rest with 2/2 twill, yucca leaf and grass. Image: AMNH 29.0/8288A: plaited pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 179-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:375-376) indicates that “The ashy refuse containing some vegetable matter on the floor of Room 179-2 averaged 2 ½ feet in thickness. From it came four grooved axes, two skinning knives, a sandstone slab, flint and obsidian...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8388. Morris FS 1882. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited pot rest, 2/2 twill, yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8388A: plaited pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 80, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 80 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 6 inches to 1 foot 3 inches of washed sand and adobe covered the floor of Room 80….The veneer of the south wall, from the bottom of the door to the ceiling level, had fallen,...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8461. Morris FS 1954. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Pot rest of coiled cedar bark bound with yucca leaf. Image: AMNH 29.0/8461A: cedar bark pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been left standing in the southeast corner. The...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9469. Morris FS 2953. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Truncated plaited 2/2 twill yucca leaf pot rest. Image: AMNH 29.0/9469A: truncated pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of ztec 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 Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated a hasty...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9484. Morris FS 2968. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped cornhusk pot rest. Image: AMNH 29.0/9484A: corn husk pot rest. 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 Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated a hasty...

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Pot Rest, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9492. Morris FS 2976. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Miniature pot rest of coiled and wrapped plant material. Image: AMNH 29.0/9492A: miniature pot rest or basket. 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 Room 143, the condition of...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1819. Morris FS 3751. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited pot rest, truncated or donut form. Ends of elements extend into opening. Object flattened. Grass fused to one surface. Measurements: D 15.0 (EXT), 7.0 (INT), TH 2.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-1819 A: plaited pot rest, one face. AZRU8-1819 B: plaited pot rest, other face. AZRU8-1819 C: side view showing possible truncation. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1822. Morris FS 3690. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of grass wrapped crosswise with narrow yucca strips tied in square knots. Measurements: D 18.0 (EXT), 6.0 (INT), TH 3.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1822 grass pot rest bound with yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1823. Morris FS 5354. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of narrow yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same and feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Measurements: D 20.0 (EXT), 12.0 (INT), TH 3.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-1823 A: yucca pot rest wrapped with yucca strips and feather cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of refuse…[continuing] well above the level of...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1824. Morris FS 5254. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Pot rest of coiled yucca leaves wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 20.5 (EXT), 10.0 (INT), TH 2.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1824 A: yucca-leaf pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity of perishable objects from the Chaco period that have to date been taken from any chamber in the western half of the...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog # 1826. Morris FS 3695. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of corn leaves wrapped crosswise with same. Leaves have central vein. Measurements: D 13.0 (EXT), 6.5 (INT), TH 4.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-1826 A: pot rest of corn leaves. 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 Verde refuse had been cast into Room 136-2 and evenly...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1828. Morris FS 3752. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven 2/2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. Flattened. Measurements: D 13.5 (EXT), 4.8 (INT), TH 3.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-1828 A: small plaited pot rest, truncated form, flattened. AZRU8-1828 B: side view showing remains of truncated form. AZRU8-1828 C: side view showing yucca elements coiled inside pot rest. AZRU8-1828 D: small plaited pot rest, other face. Recovered from Earl Morris'...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1829. Morris FS 5458. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 15.0 (EXT), 6.0 (INT), TH 2.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1829 A: cedar bark pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room185, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 185 as having “ two feet of a very hard and compact light colored earth on a floor level that showed practically no signs of use. A refuse layer was above this and the...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2800. Morris FS 4027. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited pot rest of truncated form. Ends of elements extend into center. Flattened. Measurements: Not measured. Images: AZRU8-2800 A: plaited pot rest, flattened. Note ends of elements in center. AZRU8-2800 B: side view showing probable truncated form. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2801. Morris FS 5355. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of a 2/2 plaited pot rest of narrowleaf yucca. Ends of elements intend into center. Probably originally of truncated form. Measurements: D 10.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2801 A: remains of a 2-2 plaited pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of refuse…[continuing] well above the level of the third...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2802 . Morris FS 4028. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk pot rest. Decorative edge produced by twisting adjacent elements around each other. Measurements: D 16.0 (outer), 7.5 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2802 A: cornhusk pot rest. AZRU8-2802 B: detail of decorative edge. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in reality a continuation of...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2804. Morris FS 4031. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk pot rest. Decorative edge produced by twisting adjacent elements around each other. Measurements: D 15.0 (outer), 6.0 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2804 A: cornhusk pot rest. AZRU8-2804 B: another view. AZRU8-2804 C: detail of decorative edge showing elements twisted around each other. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2808. Morris FS 3925. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 plaited pot rest of doughnut form. Wrapped crosswise with cornhusks. Not truncated. Measurements: D 14.5 (outer), 6.5 (inner) CM. Image: AZRU8-2808 A: 2-2 plaited pot rest wrapped crosswise with cornhusks. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room128-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 128-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “At [the center of the floor] was a...

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-0008, Catalog #2809. Morris FS 4025. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. Ends of elements extend into center. 2(2Z-S)Z yucca cordage is wrapped three times around constricted center. Measurements: D 13.0 (outer), 5.5 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2809 A: 2-2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. AZRU8-2809 B: 2-2 plaited pot rest of truncated form. AZRU8-2809 C: other face. AZRU8-2809 C: side view showing cordage wrapped around middle....

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Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2810. Morris FS 5356. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 2/2 Plaited pot rest of truncated form. Flattened. Measurements: D 13.0 (outer), 4.0 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2810 A 2-2 plaited pot rest, truncated form. AZRU8-2810 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of refuse…[continuing] well above the level of the third story…[Of the items found in...