Aztec Ruins, West Ruin (Site Name Keyword)
976-1,000 (1,076 Records)
Yucca and Grass Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #795. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small coil of plant material wrapped crosswise with yucca strips and a fine grasslike material. Measurements: L 4.8, W 3.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-795: Yucca and grass coil. 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 Room...
Perishable: Yucca Band AZRU8-2834 (2006)
Yucca Band, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2834. Morris FS 5521. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Long narrow band of yucca cordage, now broken but ends originally tied together. Original center section worked in spaced rows of overhand knots. Ends terminate in a 3-strand braid. Probably served as a tumpband. See photos of replication of the weave. Measurements: L 85.0 CM, W 2.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2834 A: yucca band with spaced rows of knotting and braided end. AZRU8-2834 B: detail of braided...
Perishable: Yucca Base AZRU61-9449 (2006)
Yucca Base, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9449. FS 174. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Not analyzed. Measurements: Not Measured. Image: AZRU61-9449 A: base of narrowleaf yucca plant. Recovered from Room 225, 180-200 CM bel 2nd datum, Aztec West Ruin.
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2813 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2813. Morris FS 5520. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 4-strand braid of yucca fiber. One strand is a 3-strand braid, the other three are singles. Portion of a pot bail or handle. Measurements: L 20.0, D 3.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2813 A: 4-strand yucca braid used as pot bail. Element at lower right is a 3-strand braid. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described typical architectural features and...
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2814 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2814. Morris FS 5519. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 4-strand braid of yucca fiber. Two strands are plied 2Z-S, one is 2S-Z, and the other is a 3-strand braid composed of 2Z-S elements. Part of a pot bail or handle. Measurements: L 30.0, D 2.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2814 A: 4-strand yucca braid used as pot bail. Element at lower right is a 3-strand braid. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described...
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2836 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2836. Morris FS 3678 . Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 3-strand braid of yucca leaf strips, now broken in two. Most of leaf epidermis worn away. Measurements: L 35.0, W 1.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2836 A: 3-strand braid of 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 Room 136-2...
Perishable: Yucca Braid AZRU8-2865 (2006)
Yucca Braid, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2865. Morris FS 3680. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Thick 3-strand braid of probable yucca fiber. Measurements: L 17.0 (straightened), W 0.6 CM. Image: AZRU8-2865 A: 3-strand braid of probable yucca fiber. 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 Room 136-2 and evenly distributed,...
Perishable: Yucca Braids AZRU8-2815 (2006)
Yucca Braids, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2815. Morris FS 5294. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of thick 3-strand braids bound together with 2S-Z yucca cordage tied in a square knot. Includes a long coiled strand of braided yucca leaves and two short pieces of braided yucca fiber. Measurements: L 2.5 M, D 1.5 CM (leaf braid), L 40+, D 1.0 CM (fiber braid), L 27.0, W 26.0 (coiled bundle). Images: AZRU8-2815 A: bundle of 3-strand braids worked in yucca leaf and yucca fiber....
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/5270 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5270. Morris FS 19. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of yucca fiber and roots. Images: AMNH 29.0/5270A: bundle of yucca fiber and roots. AMNH 29.0/5270B: other face, showing quid adhering. AMNH 29.0/5270C: close-up of quid. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/5332 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5332. Morris FS 82. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of cut yucca strips, bound and knotted. Images: AMNH 29.0/5332A: bundle of yucca strips. AMNH 29.0/5332B: detail of strips 1. AMNH 29.0/5332C: detail of strips 2. AMNH 29.0/5332D: detail of strips 3. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/7832 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7832. Morris FS 1426. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca bundle, wrapped and knotted, square knot, 2S-Z. Image: AMNH 29.0/7832A: unidentified object. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark,...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/8373 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8373. Morris FS 1868. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of wrapped yucca strips, 2(2Z-S)Z twining. Images: AMNH 29.0/8373A: bundle of yucca strips. AMNH 29.0/8373B: close-up 1. AMNH 29.0/8373C: close-up 2. AMNH 29.0/8373D: close-up 3. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/8417 (2007)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8417. Morris FS 1910. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of prepared, wrapped and knotted yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/8417A bundle of prepared yucca strips. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/8434 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8434. Morris FS 1927. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of yucca fiber. Image: AMNH 29.0/8434A: small bundle of yucca fiber. 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 ceiling support...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/8435 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8435. Morris FS1928. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle or quid of yucca fiber. Image: AMNH 29.0/8435A: small bundle or quid of yucca fiber. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/9410 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9410. Morris FS 2894. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of wrapped and knotted yucca leaves. Images: AMNH 29.0/9410A: bundle of yucca strips. AMNH 29.0/9410B: other face of bundle. AMNH 29.0/9410C: close-up. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room139, 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AMNH 29.0/9965 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9965. Morris FS 3446. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of wrapped yucca leaves, blackened. Image: AMNH 29.0/9965A: small bundle of yucca leaves, blackened. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU61-9554 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9554. FS 165. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two narrowleaf yucca plants bound together with yucca ties. Measurements: 53.0 L, 6.5 W (where bound) CM. Image: AZRU61-9554 A: yucca bundle. Recovered from Room 225, 120-160 CM bel 2nd datum, Aztec West Ruin.
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-1391 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1391. Other No: FS 5290. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of coarsely processed yucca fiber, some tied in an overhand knot. No binding cord. Measurements: [Not measured]. Image: AZRU8-1391A: bundle of yucca fiber tied in an overhand knot. Recovered from Room 189, Lower Level, 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...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2754 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2754. Morris FS 3747. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Charred bundle of narrow yucca splints? wrapped crosswise with a wider yucca strip and 2S-Z feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Measurements: D 19.5 (outer) CM. Image: AZRU8-2754 A: bundle of yucca splints wrapped crosswise with yucca leaves and feather cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2792 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2792. Morris FS 5511. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2S-Z yucca cordage. Possibly a brush. Badly distorted. Originally about 12 CM long. Measurements: L 6.5, W 12.0 CM (flattened). Image: AZRU8-2792 A: bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2z-S yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2793 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2793. Morris FS 5512. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2S-Z yucca cordage. Possibly a brush. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-2793 A: bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2z-S yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described “refuse that had been deposited on the second floor, including...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2841 (2006)
Yucca Fiber Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2841. Morris FS 4014. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of reddish-brown yucca fiber made by folding the fibers back and forth. Fiber may have been exposed to smoke to produce the reddish-brown color. Measurements: L 16.5, W 5.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2841 A: yucca fiber folded to make a bundle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2855 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2855. Morris FS 4009. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of broadleaf yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same. Elements joined with three square knots. Fragment of 2S-Z yucca cordage included with specimen. Measurements: L 15.0, W 5.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2855 A: bundle of yucca strips with three square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2856 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2856. Morris FS 3728. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of narrowleaf yucca leaves with intact pointed tips wrapped with two yucca leaf ties spaced about 5 CM apart and tied with square and granny knots. Measurements: L 18.0, D 2.5 where bound CM. Images: AZRU8-2856 A: bundle of narrowleaf yucca leaves wrapped with yucca strips. AZRU8-2856 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’...