Perishable: Paho AZRU8-2639

Paho, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2639. Morris FS 3916. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small crook-shaped ceremonial stick. Charred at tip and crook. Measurements: L 19.6, W 1.9 at crook. Image: AZRU8-2639 A: crook-shaped paho. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 154-2, third level, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 154-2 Morris reports that “Through the vent in the west wall of Room 113 made by relic hunters it could be seen that the eastern third of the floor of Room 154 was standing; consequently, this area was excavated. Covering the floor was storm-deposited earth, and above this was house wreckage to the surface. Among it were charred bits of the second ceiling and portions of many wooden objects which had been in the third story room above it. Most noteworthy among them are the half of a bow once ornamented in red...” (Morris 1928:360).
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.

藏品：帕霍杖（Paho），入藏号（Accession）AZRU-00008，目录号（Catalog #）2639，莫里斯标本号FS 3916。由劳里·韦伯斯特（Laurie Webster）于2006年完成分析。该器物为小型弯柄仪式杖，杖尖与弯柄处均带有炭化痕迹。尺寸：长19.6，弯柄处宽1.9。图像编号：AZRU8-2639 A：弯柄形帕霍杖。该器物出自厄尔·莫里斯于阿兹特克西部遗址（Aztec West Ruin）三层154-2号房间的发掘工作。

关于154-2号房间，莫里斯在报告中写道："通过盗墓者在113号房间西墙开凿的通风口，可观察到154号房间约三分之一的东部地板仍保存完好；因此我们对该区域进行了发掘。地板表面覆盖着风暴沉积的土层，其上方直至地表均为房屋残骸。残骸中包含第二层天花板的炭化残片，以及来自上方三层房间的多件木质器物残件。其中最引人注目的是一件曾以红色纹饰装饰的弓的半段……"（莫里斯，1928年：360）。

参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris），1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》（Notes on Excavations in the Aztec Ruin），第26卷第五分册，《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》（Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History），纽约。