Incense burner with a decorated lid featuring a skeleton figure with hands on its waist and ribs depicted in detail (achieved through grooves and molded elements). It likely references the god Mictlantecuhtli, known in other Mesoamerican cultures as the “Lord of Mictlán” or “Lord of the Land of the Dead.” Its Maya counterpart is Ah Puch, also known as Ah Cimih, Kisin (“The Stinking One”), or Yum-Kimil. In Maya mythology, he is the god and ruler of Mitnal, the underworld. The base of the censer is a cylindrical form with an everted rim, and triangular openings.

* Pacific Coast of Guatemala, near Tiquisate and La Gomera, Escuintla.

1. TREASURES OF THE MAYA SPIRIT. L.A. Art Show. Los Angeles Convention Center (14 – 19 enero 2014) Solo Tapadera

2. TESOROS DEL ESPÍRITU MAYA. Interbanco Xela (9 septiembre – 31 octubre 2014)

3. TESOROS DEL ESPÍRITU MAYA A TRAVÉS DEL TIEMPO. ARTECENTRO. (21 mayo – 19 octubre de 2015).

4. “”LA FIGURA HUMANA Y LA DECORACIÓN CORPORAL PREHISPÁNICA””. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española, Antigua Guatemala (jul. 17, 2016- feb. 26 2017) Solo Tapadera

5. Pieza exhibida en lobby del Hotel Hyatt Centric Guatemala de agosto 2017 a octubre 7, 2020