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Copal, used for incense
Copal, used for incense
Object Number 03-52-20/C3482
Display Title Copal, used for incense
Descriptions
Indigenous Term POM
Inventory Description Copal, flattened chunk with remains of leaf wrapping, opaque orange
Classification
  • Resin
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Petha, Vicinity of
Materials Copal, Leaf
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/8 x 3 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C/3482

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