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

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

5 miles southwest of Laguna Peljá; Río Lacandón; Ocosingo Municipality, Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

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 1940.

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Catalog Number:

20/1486

Barcode:

201486.000

See related items:

Lacandon Maya

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbdb8120-76ba-4e50-8f49-545da57c7b5c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_215231