Perishable: Cornhusk Coil AZRU8-2887

Cornhusk Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2887. Morris FS 5515. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of cornhusks closely wrapped crosswise with strips of same and yucca leaf ties. One square knot. Measurements: D 15.5 (ext), 7.5 (int) CM. Images: AZRU8-2887 A: coil of cornhusks wrapped crosswise with same and yucca strips. AZRU8-2887 B: other face. Note square knot at top. AZRU8-2887 C: detail of inner coil and outer cross wrapping. AZRU8-2887 D: detail of square knot. 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.