Incense Burner (incensario) with a Monkey Handle

CultureMixtec
Titles
  • Incense Burner (incensario) with a Monkey Handle
Date900–1519 AD
Possible placePuebla, Mexico
Possible placeOaxaca, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 × 7 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (9.8 × 18.4 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number65.204
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlice Nicholson Hanszen (1900–1977), Houston, until 1965; given to MFAH, 1965.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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Rattle
1870–1880
Gold and possibly coral
97.1310
Peacock Pipsqueak
mid-19th century
Papier-mâché
B.63.141
Horse Pipsqueak
mid-19th century
Papier-mâché
B.63.142
scan from file photograph
mid-19th century
Papier-mâché
B.63.143
Parrot Pipsqueak (one of a pair)
19th century
Papier-mâché
B.71.40.2
Parrot Pipsqueak (one of a pair)
mid-19th century
Papier-mâché
B.71.40.1
Toy Horse
c. 1850–1900
Spruce and flax
B.55.7
Gaming Box
c. 1830–1860
Maple, various materials
B.77.11.1-.16
Counter Bowl (one of a pair)
c. 1750
Silver-plated copper
B.69.188.1
Counter Bowl (one of a pair)
c. 1750
Silver-plated copper
B.69.188.2
Marble (one of a pair)
19th century
Lead-glazed earthenware
B.71.92.1
Marble (one of a pair)
19th century
Lead-glazed earthenware
B.71.92.2