Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.1/3220

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.1, Catalog #3220. Morris FS 3577. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Decorated coiled basket plaque of sumac or will, 3 rod, bunched. Images: AMNH 29.1/3220A: decorated coiled plaque. AMNH 29.1/3220B: decorated coiled plaque, underside. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Grave 39, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into Room 136-2 and evenly distributed, its upper limit being nearly level at a height of 3½ feet from the floor. There was a predominant proportion of organic matter, mostly vegetable, and owing to the air space afforded by the open room beneath (Room 147) and to the 5 to 10 feet of debris above, preservation of perishable, objects was practically perfect, except in the upper 3 to 6 inches which had been moistened by rain water before the ceilings above gave way…At the center of the room, beginning 1½ feet from the floor, was about one-half cubic yard of corn tassels (Fig. 24). The tips of the plants had been broken off and tied into bouquet-shaped bundles, as flowers might be…” (Morris 1928:380).
Reference: Earl Morris, 1928, Notes on Excavations in the Aztec Ruin, Volume XXVI, Part V, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
For Burial Description see Earl Morris, 1924, Burials in the Aztec Ruin and the Aztec Ruin Annex, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Vol. XXVI, Parts III and IV, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Also see: Earl Morris, 1924, Burials in the Aztec Ruin, Volume XXVI, Part III, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

盘绕编织篮饰，入藏编号AMNH29.1（美国自然历史博物馆，American Museum of Natural History），目录号3220，藏品编号Morris FS 3577。该文物属于文化敏感类藏品，受《北美原住民墓葬保护与归还法》（Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act，简称NAGPRA）规制，访问权限受限。
2006年由劳里·韦伯斯特（Laurie Webster）完成分析。
该篮饰以漆树或柳木为原料，采用3根束扎杆条编织而成，带有装饰纹样。
影像资料：AMNH 29.1/3220A：装饰性盘绕篮饰；AMNH 29.1/3220B：装饰性盘绕篮饰底面。
该文物出土自厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris）对阿兹特克西遗址（Aztec West Ruin）136-2号房址39号墓葬的发掘工作。
厄尔·莫里斯在发掘期间对136-2号房址的记录如下：「大量梅萨维德（Mesa Verde）遗址的废弃堆积被倾倒至136-2号房址内并均匀铺开，堆积上限距房址地面约3.5英尺，整体近乎平整。堆积中有机质占比极高，且以植物类有机质为主。得益于下方连通的147号开放房址提供的空气流通空间，以及上方5至10英尺的堆积层覆盖，易腐文物的保存状态近乎完美，仅最上方3至6英寸的堆积因顶部顶板坍塌前受雨水浸润，保存状况较差……房址中心距地面1.5英尺处，堆积有约0.5立方码的玉米穗须（图24），这些植物的顶端被折断并捆扎成类似花艺花束的束捆。」（Morris 1928:380）
参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯，1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》，《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》（Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History）第26卷第5分册，纽约。
墓葬相关描述详见：厄尔·莫里斯，1924年，《阿兹特克遗址与阿兹特克遗址附属区墓葬》，《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》第26卷第3、4分册，美国自然历史博物馆，纽约。另可参考：厄尔·莫里斯，1924年，《阿兹特克遗址墓葬》，《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》第26卷第3分册，美国自然历史博物馆，纽约。