| | 241 | Author: | Morris, Earl Halstead, 1889-1956 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Earl Morris Papers: Dog Hair Sashes from Obelisk Cave
1930-1968
(bulk 1946) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1930-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Archives folder A-132 contains a bound volume of 48 pages documenting six Basketmaker dog hair sashes (catalog Nos. 846A–846F) recovered together in one bundle during the 1930 excavation of Obelisk Cave. The volume includes correspondence between Earl Morris and Alexander Wetmore, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (July 1946), regarding identification of dog fur used in the sashes; a shipping invoice from the Smithsonian; handwritten notes on data requirements; a chart showing details of sashes 846A–F; descriptions of plaiting techniques; a guide to measurements; sections on braids, lashing, and thread-length calculations; and detailed analyses of each individual sash specimen. Pages 20 and 21 are joined to form an oversize fold-out drawing of sash 846A. Table of contents and pagination were added by J. Farr, Arizona State Museum Library, July 17, 1968. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State Museum | | | | Subjects: | Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona. | Basketmaker culture--Arizona. | Indians of North America--Textile fabrics--Arizona. | Indians of North America--Material culture--Arizona. | Indians of North America--Arizona--Antiquities. | Obelisk Cave. | Sashes. | Basketmaker III. | Plaiting. | Dog hair textiles. | Braids (Plaiting) | | | | Matches:
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| 242 | Author: | Morris, Earl Halstead, 1889-1956 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Earl Morris Papers: Photographs of Atahonez and Related Sites ead | | | | Date(s): | | | | | Abstract: | Archives folder A-131 contains photograph catalogues and photographs from Earl H. Morris's archaeological work in the Prayer Rock District of northeastern Arizona. Although the cover sheet identifies the folder as "Photographs of Atahonez," the contents document multiple sites in the region. The folder includes: a photograph catalogue (E series, Nos. E-1 through E-17) covering Atahonez, Broken Flute Cave, Pocket Cave, and the Red Wash drainage area; a photograph catalogue with captions by Joe Ben Wheat (1956-57) covering the W series (Nos. W-1 through W-51) for Pocket Cave, Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3, and Broken Flute Cave; a duplicate copy of the E-series catalogue; a Red Rock Photo Catalog part 3 listing miniature prints E-18 through E-23; and a document identifying photographs of Johnson's Maps of the Red Rock District covering Broken Flute Cave, Caves 1 and 2, Pocket Cave, and a Reconstructed Pithouse (Nos. 1-16). Negatives are on file at Arizona State Museum; additional photographs are in archives folder A-130. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State Museum | | | | Subjects: | Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona. | Basketmaker culture--Arizona. | Cliff-dwellings--Arizona. | Indians of North America--Arizona--Antiquities. | Atahonez. | Broken Flute Cave. | Pocket Cave. | Red Wash drainage. | Basketmaker III. | Pueblo I. | Archaeological photography. | | | | Matches:
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