Perishable: Cotton Cloth AZRU8-2718

Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2718. Morris FS 5529. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two fragments of cotton plain-weave cloth tied together. Larger fragment has faint red coloration that appears to have been applied to the surface. Measurements: L 17.5, W 14.0 both pieces CM. Images: AZRU8-2718 A: fragment of cotton plain-weave cloth with red coloration. AZRU8-2718 B: detail of red coloration 1. AZRU8-2718 C: detail of red coloration 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described typical architectural features and “refuse that had been deposited on the second floor, including fragments of a considerable number of very fine medium-sized water jars and mugs that were shattered, possibly intentionally, judging from their number and the fact that they were practically new and of the same potter. Another atypical Chaco water jar had the entire surface completely hidden by a coat of lacquer bearing an elaborate design in yellow, red, and black” (Morris 1928:362). 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.