Perishable: Plaited Mat AMNH 29.0/9467

Plaited Mat, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9467. Morris FS 2951. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited 2/2 twill rush mat with intricate selvage. Image: AMNH 29.0/9467A: large section of mat with intricate selvage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, 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.

编席，入藏号AMNH29.0，馆藏目录编号9467，编号Morris FS 2951。2006年由劳里·韦伯斯特（Laurie Webster）完成分析。该席为二上二下斜纹编织的蔺草席，带有精致复杂的锁边结构。影像资料：AMNH 29.0/9467A，展示该席带有复杂锁边的大片区域。该席出土于厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris）对阿兹特克西遗址（Aztec West Ruin）139号房址的发掘工作。
厄尔·莫里斯在发掘期间对139号房址的描述如下：“当笔者凿开封堵从143号房通往139号房的门北侧的石砌饰面时，天花板的状况迫使我们仓促撤离。房内的支撑结构采用雪松而非松木。显然建造者已意识到此类木材的脆性，因此采用两对原木跨接整个房间，以替代常规使用的单根松木横梁。房址地面上堆积着干燥弃置物，其中混入了相当比例的植物残体，该弃置物中出土了大量标本。”（Morris 1928:366）
参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯，1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》，第XXVI卷，第五部分，美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集，纽约。