Ceramic: McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, AZRU1-895

Summary

McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #895. Morris FS 5236. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Vessel has a shelf at the rim for placement of a lid (lid is missing). Vessel is 90% complete. Measurements: 4.5 cm orifice diameter, 4.3 cm height. Sherd and granular igneous rock temper suggests local production at Aztec Ruin. Image AZRU1-895 A: side view showing legs. Image AZRU1-895 B: anterior (front) view showing head. Image AZRU1-895 C: anterior (front) view showing head (using flash). Image AZRU1-895 D: anterior (front) view showing head. Image AZRU1-895 E: posterior view showing legs. Image AZRU1-895 F: top view showing orifice. Image AZRU1-895 G: view of base. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of a burial in hill base, 3/4 mile northeast of Aztec West Ruin; no published description.

Keywords

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gary Brown

Contributor(s): Anne Grulich; Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM

Principal Investigator(s): Lori Reed

Repository(s): Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM; American Museum of Natural History, New York City, NY

Notes

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: High resolution images of the item are archived and available to researchers through the National Park Service, 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.

Rights & Attribution: Artifact is classified as a NAGPRA item; access to the image(s) is restricted. Researchers may consult with the American Museum of Natural History and the National Park Service Aztec Ruins National Monument for permission to view image(s).

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 American Museum of Natural History, New York

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

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

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