Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU8-2827

Twined Sandal, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2827. Morris FS 5531. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Decorated twined sandal with brown scroll design. Most of toe and heel missing. Single toe loop of paired cords; remainder of toe loop missing. Design of raised diamonds on underside. Decorative brown heel. Nearly cut in half lengthwise. Edges of missing areas appear to be trimmed. Measurements: L 23.5, W 10.5 CM. Images: AZRU8-2827 A: upper face of twined sandal with brown geometric design. AZRU8-2827 B: heel finish, exterior view. AZRU8-2827 C: heel finish, interior view. AZRU8-2827 D: hole at heel, possibly trimmed. AZRU8-2827 E: hole at toe end, possibly trimmed. AZRU8-2827 F: one section of heel exterior showing three warps folded toward center. AZRU8-2827 G: other section of heel exterior showing two warps folded toward center. AZRU8-2827 H: design detail. AZRU8-2827 I: detail of raised diamond design. AZRU8-2827 J: heel detail 1. AZRU8-2827 K: detail of heel interior. AZRU8-2827 L: heel detail 2. AZRU8-2827 M: raised design. AZRU8-2827 N: underside showing raised design. 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.