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Feather and mirror element
Teotihuacan
Classic period
A.D. 1–550
Object Place: Teotihuacán area, México, Central Highlands
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: traces of white stucco
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 6.3 x 2.4 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.823
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFragments
DescriptionFragment from a figural incensario. The fragment is composed of three elements: a knotted cord or cloth, a framed mirror, and a feather. The fragment may have been held in the figure's hand or embellished his headdress.
ProvenanceBy 1972, acquired in Mexico or Guatemala by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)