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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18510, described as Box; printed paper; multicolor; drawing of a large magnet attracting people; incense enclosed. 10 cm by 2.5 cm by 4.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18507, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18511, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 9-22080, described as This is fine Tibetan incense. It is much longer than that generally available in India or USA. The long incense was used in large Buddhist temples with giant incense burners, and held in ceremonial processions or when greeting an important religious guest.This incense is wrapped in a newspaper from Receda, California dated September 13, 1951, four years and one week after Theos Bernard was killed.
Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 5-13437, described as Han-Ja., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13437, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 78. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Sap (hardened) of Halale tree. Context of use: Put in hearth fire to burn for good smell- used only on first night of new moon. Used by married women. Description: Incense- bag of greyish pieces of hardened sap; bag is old piece of plastic with native repair; l. bag rolled up 20 cm. Located in barrel. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18515, described as Box of incense (Defumador, Vence sempre="Always win"); printed paper; multicolored; drawing of two crossed swords and a smoky pot of incense; gray-green incense enclosed; 10 cm by 2.5 cm by 4.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18519, described as Packet; printed paper; blue, red, olive on white, line drawing of an Indian drawing a bow: "Defumador Atrative da felicidade" (aphrodisiac). Incense enclosed. 10.5 cm by 13.3 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18508, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18518, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 16-18514, described as Incense (defumador): Desmancha tudo ("takes everything apart"). Box; printed paper; multicolor; drawing of a witch-like figure; incense enclosed; 10 cm by 2.5 cm by 4.5 cm.

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