Culture/People:

Lacandon Maya  Search this

Collector:

David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990  Search this

Seller:

David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990  Search this

Object Name:

Incense burner/Incensario

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised

Dimensions:

17 x 17 x 19 cm

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Lower Río Jataté; Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

Date created:

circa 1930

Collection History:

Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1935.

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Catalog Number:

18/8087

Barcode:

188087.000

See related items:

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Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cd9ba7bc-117e-4b49-8295-c3592a921c6c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_201121