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According to the Popol Vuh, a sixteenth-century Quiché Maya manuscript, the world has been created and destroyed twice, and we now live in the third creation. In the second creation, human beings were made from wood and reeds. They lacked souls and minds, and they did not revere their creator. Because of these imperfections, most were killed by an uprising of utensils and domestic animals. Monkeys are the descendents of the survivors.
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155918
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Incense Burner
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155918
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object
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Incense Burner
description
According to the Popol Vuh, a sixteenth-century Quiché Maya manuscript, the world has been created and destroyed twice, and we now live in the third creation. In the second creation, human beings were made from wood and reeds. They lacked souls and minds, and they did not revere their creator. Because of these imperfections, most were killed by an uprising of utensils and domestic animals. Monkeys are the descendents of the survivors.
date
600–1000
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CC0
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en
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Q79944554
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Ceramic
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Overall: 16.3 x 25.5 cm (6 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
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Guatemala, Quiché, San Juan Cotzal, Maya
accession
1991.211.a
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tec
pottery
tombstone
Incense Burner, 600–1000. Guatemala, Quiché, San Juan Cotzal, Maya. Pottery; overall: 16.3 x 25.5 cm (6 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Harley Lee, 1991.211.a
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
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Bequest of Harley Lee
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2026-05-29 08:06:15.432000
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155918
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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pottery
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