Incense burner/Incensario (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- AD 1200–1550 (Post-Classic period)
- Culture/People
- probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller agent
- Andre Portier, Non-Indian, 1886-1963
- Fernand Lair-Dubreuil, Non-Indian, 1867-1931
- Auction venue
- Hotel Drouot
- MAI agent
- George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
- Presenter/funding source
- Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye for MAI in 1928 at an auction held by Andre Portier (1886-1963) and Fernand Lair-Dubreuil (1867-1931) at the Hôtel Drouot, in Paris, France, using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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- Place
- San Juan Guelavía; San Juan Guelavía Municipality, Tlacolula District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico
- Geographical Areas
- Valley of Oaxaca
- See related items
- Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 16/3635
- Barcode
- 163635.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Incense burner/Incensario (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Modeled, modeled, perforated
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_175517