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Archaeological textiles from the Arizona State Museum
Southwestern nets, cloth, and basketry
This short post highlights some of the perishables that caught my eye during my visit to the ASM a couple of weeks ago. I can’t recommend a visit highly enough. The cases and exhibitions are as well thought out as any museum I have visited, and far better than most.
L: A–11822, Apache water bottle basket (twined, material unidentified, H: 203 mm); excavated in 1952 from Pine Flat cave in Graham Co., Ariz., by the Point of Pines field school. See Gifford, ‘Archaeological explorations,’ Fig. 137. / R: A–17097, Mogollon pot rest (twill-plaited, bear grass, W: 121 mm); excavated in 1955 from Red Bow cliff dwelling in Graham Co., Ariz., by the Point of Pines field school. See Gifford, ‘Archaeological explorations,’ Fig. 69.
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The Human Family 