Anthropomorphic Incensario

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Anthropomorphic Incensario

Entry/Object ID

A-678

Description

A clay incensario in the form of two anthropomorphic figures, originally with four legs serving as a stand. The front face wears a large headdress, with two large horns coming from the top, and two small horns curving out. Another flat, rounded horn protrudes from his forehead, while he has two nodules on his cheeks. He sits leaning forward with his legs spread with his hands, and genitalia prominent. His mouth looks to be in the form of some sort of snout. Various holes decorate above his eyes and snout. He also has a small hole is the center of his chest. The back face has no body, but due to the lack of horns or a large headdress, perhaps his face was a female. She had a rounded horn protruding from her forehead, and a small snout.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Archaeology

Acquisition

Accession

08.04.02

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

West Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Colima

Notes

200-350 AD

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

20 cm x 23 cm

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Both horns on his head piece are broken, one missing completely. A large chip is visible on both the left and right sides (on the edges of the bowl) of his head. The whole person on his back is missing, except for his head, causing him to have need of his display at remain sitting upright.

General Notes

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

Due to his size, this object needed to be removed from his base, and laid down for storage. A pillow of tissue and bubble wrap was constructed to cushion his back face, and the stand should be stored with him at all times. Handle with care when removing from storage.