Knotted Structures

Knotted Structures

       One knotted structure, figure 3, was recovered. Measurements are 20.5/cm by 7.5/cm. This structure was formed from yucca leaf elements that were knotted to form a "net like" structure. D.U. 402, is a grass bundle, containing shelled corn. Three longitudinal elements are visible on the surface A. The central element forms the main structural unit of the item. A series of overhand knots were tied which passed through, and were secured to the vertical elements (Figure 3c). The central element continues to the base where it is secured to the last vertical element. Surface b has three longitudinal elements. These elements pass around the vertical elements, forming a half hitch knot, and continue to the ends of the structure. The exact method of starting the vertical and longitudinal elements is not visible on the photograph