Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0033A,B | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Incense burner | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Oneop, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Shell | |
| Description | Two-piece incense burner, consisting of A: a bivalve shell with an undulating dorsal surface whose edges have been minimally chipped and ground and a small round hole cut into its center and B: a piece of shell that has been chipped and ground into a round disk the same size as A, which is placed atop it; Together, these are used to make medicinal smoke inhaled through the hole in the shell lid; Color of each piece is off-white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.8, Thickness = 3.2, Length = 6.5 | |