Incense burner/Incensario

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Date created: 2003

Culture/People: Nahua [San Agustín Oapan]
Artist/Maker: Marcial Camilo Ayala (Marcial Camilo), Nahua [San Agustín Oapan], 1951-2016
NMAI agent: Dr. Catherine Good, Non-Indian

Collection History: Purchased from the artist by anthropologist Catherine Good for NMAI in 2003.
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Place: San Agustín Oapan; Tepecoacuilco de Trujano Municipality; Guerrero State; Mexico

See related items: Nahua [San Agustín Oapan]; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/2934
Barcode: 262934.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items
Native Term: pochcaxitl

Object Name: Incense burner/Incensario
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions: 14.5 x 15 x 15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61a15dc2f-e618-47d8-8af8-2463c19ae733

Record ID: NMAI_279068