Aztec Ruins, West Ruin (Site Name Keyword)

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8444. Morris FS 1937. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain woven, hemmed, cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/8444A: plain-weave cotton cloth hemmed along one edge. AMNH 29.0/8444B: close-up of hem. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8576. Morris FS 2068. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/8576A: small piece of plain-weave cotton cloth. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115/2 (second level), Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8857. Morris FS 2347. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/8857A: narrow strip of plain-weave cotton cloth with intact end selvage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8942. Morris FS 2436. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/8942A1: wide strip of cotton plain-weave cloth with one end selvage and two side selvages. AMNH 29.0/8942A2: close-up of other corner. AMNH 29.0/8942A3: close-up of one corner. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 7 to 10 feet...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8942. Morris FS 2436. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/8942B1 wide strip of cotton plain-weave cloth with one end selvage and one side selvage. AMNH 29.0/8942B2: close-up of selvage 1. AMNH 29.0/8942B3: close-up of selvage 2. AMNH 29.0.8942B4: close-up of selvage 3. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8943. Morris FS 2437. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Hemmed strip of two-colored diamond and diagonal twill cotton fabric, 2/2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/8943A: hemmed strip of diamond and diagonal twill cotton cloth. AMNH 29.0/8943B: close-up of diamond and diagonal twill weaves 1. AMNH 29.0/8943C: close-up of diamond and diagonal twill weaves 2. AMNH 29.0/8943D: close-up of diamond and diagonal twill weaves 3. AMNH 29.0/8943E: close-up of diagonal...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9445. Morris FS 2929. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Brown 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/9445A: large piece of brown plain-weave cotton cloth. 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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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9446. Morris FS 2930. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain-weave red cotton cloth with end selvage. Images: AMNH 29.0/9446A: fragment of red plain-weave cotton cloth with end selvage. AMNH 29.0/9446B: close-up of end selvage. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9447. Morris FS 2931. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain-weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/9447A: plain-weave cotton cloth. AMNH 29.0/9447B: reverse face showing slightly knotted corner. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9448. Morris FS 2932. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cotton fabric, 1/1 plain weave, with twined-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9448A: plain-weave cotton cloth with row of twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9448B: close-up of twined-stitch embroidery. 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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9449. Morris FS 2933. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cotton fabric, 1/1 plain weave, with twined-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9449A: plain-weave cotton cloth with row of twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9449B: close-up of twined-stitch embroidery. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9450. Morris FS 2934. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Curled strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/9450A: long strip of plain-weave cotton cloth, curled up. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the time of excavation is as follows: “On the floor of Room 138 was a film of refuse containing Chaco potsherds…Thence upward, mixed with dust, wall wreckage, and...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9451. Morris FS 2935. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth with red coloration (perhaps painted). Images: AMNH 29.0/9451A: narrow strip of plain-weave cotton cloth with red coloration. AMNH 29.0/9451B: detail of red coloration 1. AMNH 29.0/9451C: detail of large overhand knot 2. AMNH 29.0/9451D: detail of red coloration. AMNH 29.0/9451E: detail of large overhand knot. AMNH 29.0/9451F: detail of two small overhand...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9452. Morris FS 2936. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/9452A: small fragment of plain-weave cotton cloth. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9723. Morris FS 3207. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Piece of 1/1 plain weave cotton fabric. Image: AMNH 29.0/9723A: small piece of plain-weave cotton cloth, crumpled up. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the time of excavation is as follows: “On the floor of Room 138 was a film of refuse containing Chaco potsherds…Thence upward, mixed with dust, wall wreckage, and rubbish...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9724. Morris FS 3208. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven cotton cloth, 1/1 plain weave, twine-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9724A: finely woven plain-weave cloth, hemmed at right. AMNH 29.0/9724B: close-up of hem. AMNH 29.0/9724C: reverse face of hem. AMNH 29.0/9724D: remains of twined-stitch embroidery (white yarns). Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog # . Morris FS 3209. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Red cotton 1/1 plain-weave cotton cloth fragment with twined-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9725A: red cotton plain-weave cloth fragment with twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9725B: close-up of two perpendicular rows of twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9725C: close-up of one row of twined-stitch embroidery. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9976. Morris FS 3457. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cotton cloth 1/1 plain weave. Images: AMNH 29.0/9976A: small fragment of plain-weave cotton cloth. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 135-2 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A cobblestone-lined firepit, 1 foot 8 inches in diameter and 5 inches deep, occupied the center of the floor of Room 135-2. A masonry wall some 7...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9978. Morris FS 3459. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Dark brown cotton cloth, 1/1 plain weave, possibly dyed. Description. Measurements: Images: AMNH 29.0/9978A: dark brown plain-weave cotton cloth. AMNH 29.0/9978B: close-up showing dark brown color. AMNH 29.0/9978C: close-up of end selvage and yucca-leaf stitching. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2 , Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 135-2 at the time of...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9042. FS 172. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two fragments of plain weave cloth with twine-stitch embroidery. Measurements: 12.0 L, 5.0 W CM (larger). Images: AZRU61-9042 A: cotton plain-weave cloth with twine-stitch embroidery. AZRU61-9042 B: detail showing twine-stitch embroidery. Recovered from Room 225, NE corner, ash layer, Aztec West Ruin.

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9265. FS 111. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Deteriorated remains of brown, red, and white cotton cloth, probably originally striped. Measurements: 10.5 X 8.5 CM mass in box. Images: AZRU61-9265 A: cotton twill cloth. AZRU61-9265 B: view of twill-woven fabric showing possible mineralized red pigmented fabric on surface. AZRU61-9265 C: detail red and white fragments. AZRU61-9265 D: deteriorated cotton twill-weave cloth. AZR61-9265 E: close-up...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1771. Morris FS 3686. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small rectangular piece of plain-weave cloth tapered to triangular shape; one intact side selvage, others hemmed; corners cinched at intact end. Tapered portion perhaps saturated with pitch. Measurements: L 19.0, W 23.5 CM (incl. tassels). Images: AZRU8-1771 A: plain-weave cloth possibly used as a sandal liner or maize wrapper. AZRU8-1771 B: detail of possible heel area. AZRU8-1771 C: remains...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog # 1774. Morris FS 4917. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of plain-weave cotton cloth hemmed and seamed along one side. Measurements: L 22.0, W 13.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-1774 A: cotton plain weave cloth fragment. AZRU8-1774 B: detail of hemmed and seamed section at left. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 182, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 182 as “an open chamber entered through the doorway communicating with Room 189,...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2717. Morris FS 3745. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small piece of cotton plain-weave cloth with intact end selvage and two areas of twined-stitch embroidery. Embroidery is adjacent to end selvage and along one side. Piece of 2S-Z yucca cordage is worked into end selvage. Measurements: L 12.0, W 10.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2717 A: cotton plain-weave cloth with end selvage and twine-stitch embroidery. AZRU8-2717 B: detail of twine-stitch embroidery...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2718. Morris FS 5529. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two fragments of cotton plain-weave cloth tied together. Larger fragment has faint red coloration that appears to have been applied to the surface. Measurements: L 17.5, W 14.0 both pieces CM. Images: AZRU8-2718 A: fragment of cotton plain-weave cloth with red coloration. AZRU8-2718 B: detail of red coloration 1. AZRU8-2718 C: detail of red coloration 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation...