Incense burner/Incensario and charcoal

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Date created: 2003

Culture/People: Nahua [Xalitla]
NMAI agent: Ramiro Matos (RM), Quechua; Carmen Arellaño, Quechua

Collection History: Purchased by Ramiro Matos (Quechua, NMAI staff) and Carmen Arellano (Quechua, NMAI staff) in 2003.
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Place: Xalitla; Tepecoacuilco de Trujano Municipality; Guerrero State; Mexico

See related items: Nahua [Xalitla]; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/3065
Barcode: 263065.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items
Indigenous Term: popoxcontli (incense burner)

Object Name: Incense burner/Incensario and charcoal
Media/Materials: Pottery, charcoal, copal, paint, metal wire
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed91e655-d03e-48b3-82d5-7d7d9f9468a8

Record ID: NMAI_279212