Incense burner/Incensario in the form of a puma

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Object Details

Culture/People

probably Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Previous owner

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987

Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019

Donor

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987

Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019

Collection History

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019); donated to MAI by Dr. Arthur Sackler and Dr. Marietta Sackler in 1966.

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Date created

AD 500–1000 (Middle Horizon period)

Catalog Number

23/7095

Barcode

237095.000

Object Type

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name

Incense burner/Incensario in the form of a puma

Media/Materials

Pottery, paint

Techniques

Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted

Dimensions

45 x 15 x 29 cm

Place

Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku); Ingavi Province; La Paz Department; Bolivia

See related items

Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (archaeological culture)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

On View

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63d2b17ff-07ac-4c55-ab9a-067b87cc4a0f

Record ID

NMAI_252432