Perishable: Cornhusk Container AZRU11-1760

Creator(s): Laurie Webster

Year: 2006

Summary

Cornhusk Container, Accession AZRU-00011, Catalog #1760. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cornhusk container enclosing at least three stalks of corn tassels. Cornhusks are folded in half and enclosed by a network of yucca strips tied in square knots. Measurements: L 14.5, D 7.0 CM. Images: AZRU11-1760A: cornhusk container. AZRU11-1760B: other face showing corn tassels. AZRU11-1760C: cornhusk container with corn tassels inside. AZRU11-1760D: cornhusk container with corn tassels inside 1. AZRU11-1760E: cornhusk container, other face.AZRU11-1760F: cornhusk container with corn tassels inside 2. AZRU11-1760G: detail of corn tassels. AZRU11-1760H: close-up of corn tassels. AZRU11-1760I: detail of yucca wrapping. Recovered from Room 203, Aztec West Ruin. 1938 excavation and stabilization in West Ruin by Charlie Steen.

Cite this Record

Perishable: Cornhusk Container AZRU11-1760. Laurie Webster. 2006. Aztec Ruins National Monument ( tDAR id: 373301) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8B85666


Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan

Site Name
Aztec West Ruin

Site Type
Chacoan Outlier • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Settlements • Town / City

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing • Site Stabilization

General
Aztec Ruins National Monument • Aztec West Ruin • Basketry • Corn husk • Cornhusk Container • Cornhusk Receptacle • Perishable Artifacts • Room 203

Geographic Keywords
Animas Valley • Four Corners Region • Middle San Juan • San Juan Basin • Totah

Temporal Keywords
Late Chacoan - Post Chacoan Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.014; min lat: 36.817 ; max long: -107.98; max lat: 36.844 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gary Brown

Contributor(s): Lori Reed; Anne Grulich; Aztec Ruins National Monument

Principal Investigator(s): Laurie Webster

Repository(s): Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM

Record Identifiers

Aztec Ruins National Monument Accession Number(s): AZRU11-01760

Notes

General Note: High resolution images of the item are archived and available to researchers through the National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National Monument.

General Note: Publication or use of the image is restricted; permission may be obtained through consultation with Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Source Collections

Original Item: NPS, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

Image: NPS, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

Related Comparative Collections

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Hibben Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at American Museum of Natural History, New York

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

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