- Beargrass (Nolina microcarpa)
Common names: Beargrass Scientific name: Nolina microcarpa Description: Beargrass is a large clumping grass with narrow fibrous leaves. Dye: None. Other uses: Widely used in basket and/or mat weaving. - Coiled Basket Fragments
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Fragments of a close-coiled basketry bowl identified by Laurie Webster, of the University of Arizona, as having a two-rod and bundle foundation and non-interlocking stitches. The rods are 2.0 mm in diameter, and the stitches average 1.5 mm in width. The weave density is two to three rows and five to six stitches per cm. Archaeobotanist Karen Adams identified the rods and stitches as sumac (Rhus sp., probably , aromatic, and the bundle (technically a welt in this basket) appears to be a twisted yucca leaf. Dimensions: 6.5 long x 21.0 wide cm, 4.0 wide x 16.0 long cm, 3.8 wide x 16.8 long cm, and 2.5 long x 13.0 wide cm. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Matting Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Laurie Webster, of the University of Arizona, identified this artifact as a coarse plaited wicker mat-like object. The warp elements are 5.0-6.0 mm in diameter and 1.5-2.0 cm apart, and the weft elements are 5.0-6.0 mm wide and 5.0-6.0 mm apart. Archaeobotanist Karen Adams identified the raw material as five-to-ten year old split oak (Quercus sp.) stems. Dimensions: 16.0 cm long and 16.5 cm wide. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Matting and Basket Fragments
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: This mount contains the remains of three different perishable artifacts. The upper left is a rim fragment of a wicker basket. Laurie Webster, of the University of Arizona, describes this basket as having a 1/1 interlaced weave structure with a multiple-element warp, and a rim selvage with 360 degree wrapping around a group of perhaps four twigs. Each warp twig is 1.5 - 1.8 mm in diameter, and the warp channel is approximately 2.0 cm wide. The weft consists of a single twig, 1.0 mm in diameter. There are eight rows of weft per cm. The second artifact (bottom left) consists of the partial base of a wickerwork basket identified by Laurie Webster as having a 1/1 interlacing weave structure with a multiple-element warp. Of the six warp channels in the outermost row of the basket, three contain two twigs and four contain three twigs. The average width of the warp channels is 2.0 cm. The diameter of each warp twig is approximately 2.0 mm, and each weft twig is between 1.5 and 2.0 mm. The basket has seven weft rows per cm. Archaeobotanist Karen Adams identified the raw material as possibly oak (Quercus sp.). A brown substance with off-white specks adhering to the upper surface of the basket may be food residue. The fragments on the right are part of a large, deteriorated, consolidated mat-like object. Laurie Webster identified the weave structure as 1/1 plaiting, and Karen Adams identified the raw material as five-to-ten year old split oak (Quercus sp.) stems. The warp elements are 4.0-6.0 mm in diameter and spaced about 2.0 cm apart, and the weft elements are about 6.0 mm wide and spaced about 2.0 cm apart. Dimensions: 4.5 cm-long by 5.5 cm-wide (upper left); 7.3 cm by 11.0 cm (bottom left); 9.0 cm long and 21.0 cm wide (largest fragment on the right). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Coiled Yucca Basket
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Coiled yucca basket from a room in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 14.6 cm diameter (5.75 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Woven Yucca Matting
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Woven yucca matting from Wupatki Pueblo. The fragment is woven with a simple over-and-under pattern, and was likely part of a sleeping mat. Note: The sheen on the matting fragment derives from a preservative treatment applied to protect the piece from insects and rot. Dimensions: 13.0 cm (L) x 10.0 cm (W) x 0.3 cm (T) (5.12 x 3.94 x 0.12 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Patterned Yucca Basket Fragments
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Patterned basket fragments woven from yucca and found in Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Coiled Rods from Baskets
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Coiled rods from baskets. Proveniences unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Clay with Basket Imprint
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Clay bearing basket impressions, found in a room in Wupatki Pueblo. The clay may have been collected in the basket for future use in ceramic manufacture. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Ring Basket, Detail
Description: Twilled ring basket made with a 3/3 twill. The body of the basket is yucca or agave and the outer rim hoop is squaw bush (Rhus sp.) or willow (Salix sp.). This basket was found along the Colorado River and was radiocarbon dated to 750 bp +/- 50 years. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 67879-12). - Ring Basket, Close View
Description: Twilled ring basket made with a 3/3 twill. The body of the basket is yucca or agave and the outer rim hoop is squaw bush (Rhus sp.) or willow (Salix sp.). This basket was found along the Colorado River and was radiocarbon dated to 750 bp +/- 50 years. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 67879-12). - Ring Basket, Detail
Description: Twilled ring basket made with a 3/3 twill. The body of the basket is yucca or agave and the outer rim hoop is squaw bush (Rhus sp.) or willow (Salix sp.). This basket was found along the Colorado River and was radiocarbon dated to 750 bp +/- 50 years. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. 67879-12). - Coiled Basket, Detail
Description: The remains of a coiled basket. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Coiled Basket, Detail
Description: Coiled basket detail. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Coiled Basket, Close View
Description: Close view of a coiled basket. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park.