Perishable: Cotton Fabric AMNH 29.0/9444

Cotton Fabric, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9444. Morris FS 2927. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cotton fabric with button like attachments, 1/1 plain weave, twined-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9444A: plain-weave cotton fabric with button like attachment. AMNH 29.0/9444B: close-up of button like attachment. AMNH 29.0/9444C: reverse face showing method of attachment 1. AMNH 29.0/9444D: reverse face showing method of attachment 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated a hasty retreat. The supports were of cedar instead of pine. Evidently realizing the brittleness of this kind of wood, the builders spanned the room with two pairs of logs, each pair taking the place of the customary single beam of pine. On the floor of the room was dry refuse with a fairly large admixture of vegetable substance. This refuse was very rich in specimens.” (Morris 1928:366) 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.