Perishable: Cotton Cloth AMNH 29.0/8943

Summary

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 twill weave. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Aztec West Ruin.

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Lori Reed

Contributor(s): Gary Brown; Anne Grulich; Aztec Ruins National Monument

Principal Investigator(s): Laurie Webster

Notes

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

Rights & Attribution: Publication or use of the image is restricted; permission may be obtained through consultation with American Museum of Natural History and Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Rights & Attribution: Artifact was collected from Aztec West Ruin excavations by Earl Morris between 1916 and 1922. Morris' excavations were sponsored and funded by the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Source Collections

Original Items: American Museum of Natural History, New York, and 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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