Incense burner/Incensario

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Culture/People: Chamula Maya
Collector: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Seller: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990

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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Place: San Cristóbal de Las Casas; San Cristóbal de Las Casas Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

See related items: Chamula Maya; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/8253
Barcode: 188253.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Incense burner/Incensario
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6adb5c672-2a4d-4305-80d1-2c2279d48eae

Record ID: NMAI_201298