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Incense burner/Incensario

Object Details

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 1941.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Lacandon Maya
Collector
David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Seller
David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Object Name
Incense burner/Incensario
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
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