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[Item 1: 122M88 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 2: 122M95 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 9: AB-104-11 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 16: AB-18-42 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 29: All-036 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 30: All-087 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 31: All-117 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 32: All-292 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 33: All-296 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 43: B-19-2-6309 -- possible olla],
[Item 47: CD-113-13 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 49: CD-113-60- -- The Yaguas call the blowgun a pucuna (Waymire n.d..).],
[Item 50: CD-113-60-entry2 -- The Yaguas call the blowgun a "pucuna" (Waymire n.d..).],
[Item 56: CD-13 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 60: CD-13-15 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 61: CD-13-15-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 64: CD-13-2-6156 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 65: CD-135-26 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 74: CD-171-2-6208 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 77: CD-173-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 85: CF-104-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 88: F-13-7 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 90: FA-104-12 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 93: FB-111 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 96: FB-13-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 99: FE-101 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 112: FE-103-6 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 129: FE-131-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 131: FE-13-15 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 136: FE-13-19 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 137: FE-13-3 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 146: FE-172-2 -- Adungu],
[Item 147: FE-172-2-entry2 -- Adungu],
[Item 158: FF-104-2-B -- Mitei, mite],
[Item 162: FF-135-10 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 163: FF-14 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 186: FF-189-6 -- sambe],
[Item 187: FF-189-6-entry2 -- sambe],
[Item 190: FF-222-8 -- Shango],
[Item 200: FG-102-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 202: FG-104-20 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 208: FG-122-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 209: FG-13-10 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 215: FG-13-15 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 216: FG-13-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 217: FG-13-2-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 220: FG-13-5 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 222: FG-13-6-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 227: FG-152-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 235: FG-18-8 -- Faifai],
[Item 326: [unknown26] -- Nomoli],
[Item 252: GD-103-10 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 275: GE-222 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 289: GH-223-XXX -- Likely a Honh bell],
[Item 290: GH-223-XXX-entry2 -- Dril bu],
[Item 291: N-127 -- None specifically],
[Item 295: N-232 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 296: N-232-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 297: N-250 -- Punca (in Yagua)],
[Item 298: N-250-1 -- The Yaguas call the blowgun a Apucuna@ (Waymire n.d..).],
[Item 301: [unknown01] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 302: [unknown02] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 304: [unknown04] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 305: [unknown05] -- Deangle or Bonagle Dan masks],
[Item 309: [unknown09] -- wa],
[Item 310: [unknown10] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 312: [unknown12] -- wik?ro or s?],
[Item 316: [unknown16] -- Deangle or Bonagle Dan mask],
[Item 317: [unknown17] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 318: [unknown18] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 325: [unknown25] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 321: [unknown21] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 324: [unknown24] -- [artifact name unknown]],
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Item 43: B-19-2-6309 -- possible olla

Anthropomorphic incense bowl with fangs protruding from corners of an open mouth. Hooked nose, plugged ears, bulging eyes, and head horn. White clay with apparent reconstruction.

References Cited: Duby, Gertrude and Frans Blom 1969 The Lacandon. In Handbook of Middle American Indians: Ethnology 1, edited by Evon Z. Vogt. London: University of Texas Press.

Palka, Joel W. 2005 Unconquered Lacandon Maya. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

Tozzer, Alfred M. 1907 A Comparative Study of the Mayas and the Lacandones. London: The Macmillan Company.

Additional Information: For examples of comparative bowls, look at Palka pp. 262, 264 and Tozzer Plate XVI, Fig. 1, 2, 5 and Plate XVII, Fig. 4.

Culture: Mexico/Guatemala

Culture Area: Central America

Date Acquired: [Unknown]

Dimensions: 11.5 cm tall x 10.2 cm diameter

Donor: [Unknown]

General Area of the World: Lacandon Indians or Mayans

Material: Clay

Outline of Cultural Materials Code: 323: Ceramic Industry, 532: Representative Art, 778: Sacred Objects and Places

Outline of World Cultures Code: NU4: Mexican Indians, NU2: Historical Mexico, NV110: Yucatec Maya

Use and Background: This incense burner closely resembles some found on the ancient Mayan city of Yaxchilan. Likely it was an earlier version of the contemporary god pots found among the Lacandon people of central Mexico. A head or face, the distinguishing mark of these god pots, was created on the pot to depict a deity. This combination of idol and bowl was used to burn incense to the god it represented. In his book comparing the ancient Mayas with the present day Lacandon Indians, Alfred M. Tozzer writes, "In the bowl, on the edge of which is the head, copal [a type of resin] is burned, and on the protruding lip of the face offerings of food and drink are made in behalf of one of the gods (Tozzer 1907: 84)." While this particular bowl does not have a protruding lip, it is plausible that the mouth hole with fangs on the side of the pot was used for this purpose.

Browse by Item:

[Item 1: 122M88 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 2: 122M95 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 9: AB-104-11 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 16: AB-18-42 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 29: All-036 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 30: All-087 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 31: All-117 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 32: All-292 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 33: All-296 -- Tumbuna (ancestor figure), Nambunda (carving) (Leigh N. d., Silverman 1996:30 49)],
[Item 43: B-19-2-6309 -- possible olla],
[Item 47: CD-113-13 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 49: CD-113-60- -- The Yaguas call the blowgun a pucuna (Waymire n.d..).],
[Item 50: CD-113-60-entry2 -- The Yaguas call the blowgun a "pucuna" (Waymire n.d..).],
[Item 56: CD-13 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 60: CD-13-15 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 61: CD-13-15-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 64: CD-13-2-6156 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 65: CD-135-26 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 74: CD-171-2-6208 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 77: CD-173-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 85: CF-104-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 88: F-13-7 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 90: FA-104-12 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 93: FB-111 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 96: FB-13-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 99: FE-101 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 112: FE-103-6 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 129: FE-131-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 131: FE-13-15 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 136: FE-13-19 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 137: FE-13-3 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 146: FE-172-2 -- Adungu],
[Item 147: FE-172-2-entry2 -- Adungu],
[Item 158: FF-104-2-B -- Mitei, mite],
[Item 162: FF-135-10 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 163: FF-14 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 186: FF-189-6 -- sambe],
[Item 187: FF-189-6-entry2 -- sambe],
[Item 190: FF-222-8 -- Shango],
[Item 200: FG-102-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 202: FG-104-20 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 208: FG-122-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 209: FG-13-10 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 215: FG-13-15 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 216: FG-13-2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 217: FG-13-2-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 220: FG-13-5 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 222: FG-13-6-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 227: FG-152-1 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 235: FG-18-8 -- Faifai],
[Item 326: [unknown26] -- Nomoli],
[Item 252: GD-103-10 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 275: GE-222 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 289: GH-223-XXX -- Likely a Honh bell],
[Item 290: GH-223-XXX-entry2 -- Dril bu],
[Item 291: N-127 -- None specifically],
[Item 295: N-232 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 296: N-232-entry2 -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 297: N-250 -- Punca (in Yagua)],
[Item 298: N-250-1 -- The Yaguas call the blowgun a Apucuna@ (Waymire n.d..).],
[Item 301: [unknown01] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 302: [unknown02] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 304: [unknown04] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 305: [unknown05] -- Deangle or Bonagle Dan masks],
[Item 309: [unknown09] -- wa],
[Item 310: [unknown10] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 312: [unknown12] -- wik?ro or s?],
[Item 316: [unknown16] -- Deangle or Bonagle Dan mask],
[Item 317: [unknown17] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 318: [unknown18] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 325: [unknown25] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 321: [unknown21] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[Item 324: [unknown24] -- [artifact name unknown]],
[File cabinet 1],
[File cabinet 2],
[File cabinet 3],
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
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