Pedestal-based incense burner depicting a jaguar
date: label: Date created
content: AD 500–1000 (Middle Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Arthur Posnansky (Arturo Posnansky), Non-Indian, 1873-1946
label: Seller
content: Arthur Posnansky (Arturo Posnansky), Non-Indian, 1873-1946
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arthur (Arturo) Posnansky (1873-1946, an amateur archaeologist in La Paz, Bolivia); purchased by MAI from Arthur Posnansky in 1944 using proceeds from collection sales to the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York).
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place: label: Place
content: Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku); Ingavi Province; La Paz Department; Bolivia
setName: label: See related items
content: Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/6313
label: Barcode
content: 206313.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pedestal-based incense burner depicting a jaguar
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, clay slip
label: Techniques
content: Coiled/hand built, modeled, slipped, painted, burnished
label: Dimensions
content: 28.5 x 21 cm