Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU8-1788

Twined Sandal, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1788. Morris FS 5532. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven decorated twined sandal w/jogged toe, double toe loop, brown design of stacked triangles, raised diamond design on underside, elaborate two-color heel. Measurements: L 25.0, W 10.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-1788 A: finely woven twined sandal, upper face. AZRU8-1788 B: heel detail, lower face. AZRU8-1788 C: heel detail, upper face. AZRU8-1788 D: twined sandal, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described “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.