Pottery censer

Museum number:
3-16498
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2039
Description:
Censer, goblet shaped, earthenware; scalloped rim and base; piece of base broken off; body cracked and repaired; appliqued knobs near rim; Height ca 22.0 cm x rim diameter 16.5 cm
Donor:
Norman D. Thomas and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Zoque
Collector:
Norman D. Thomas
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earthenware and Goblets
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pottery censer, accession number 3-16498, described as Censer, goblet shaped, earthenware; scalloped rim and base; piece of base broken off; body cracked and repaired; appliqued knobs near rim; Height ca 22.0 cm x rim diameter 16.5 cm

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