Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white, canteen, AZRU1-821

Summary

McElmo Black-on-white, canteen, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #821. Morris FS 5240. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is granular igneous rock suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Vessel is 100% complete with about 5% reconstruction with unknown plaster material. One lug is a reconstruction. Measurements: 2.9 cm orifice diameter, 11.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-821 A: top view showing orifice and lugs. Image AZRU1-821 B: top view showing orifice and lugs. Image AZRU1-821 C: top view showing orifice and lugs. Image AZRU1-821 D: view showing orifice. Image AZRU1-821 E: view showing base. Image AZRU1-821 F: side view showing design. Image AZRU1-821 G: side view showing design. Image AZRU1-821 H: side view showing design and lugs. Recovered by Earl Morris excavation of Aztec West Ruin, but no specific provenience available.

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

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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