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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.
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.