Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white, ladle, AZRU1-967

Summary

Mancos Black-on-white, ladle, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #967. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper not examined; not visible. Measurements: 6.9 cm height, 14 x 10.5 cm orifice dimensions. Image AZRU1-967A: interior view of ladle bowl showing painted design. Image AZRU1-967B: top view showing bowl and handle. Image AZRU1-967C: top view showing bowl and handle shape. Image AZRU1-967D: side view showing shape of ladle and punched hole in hollow handle. Image AZRU1-967E: side view showing shape of ladle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. Kiva R was located in the northeast corner of the Aztec West Plaza, but no published description exists.

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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): 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

General Note: 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.

General Note: 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.

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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