Incense burner/Incensario

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Culture/People
probably Panzaleo (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Donor
Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007
Jacqueline Landfield (Marie Louise Jacqueline Plas/Mrs. Sherwin Landfield), Non-Indian, 1926-2011
Collector
Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007
Object Name
Incense burner/Incensario
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, burnished
Dimensions
15.5 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place
Ecuador
Date created
AD 900-1500
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by Sherwin Landfield (1921-2007) in the 1960s when he worked in South America for the United States Agency for International Development; donated to NMAI in 2007 by Sherwin Landfield and Jacqueline Landfield (1926-2011).
Catalog Number
26/6395
Barcode
266395.000
See related items
Panzaleo (archaeological culture)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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