Miquiztli~Death~Copal burner~Resin Burner~ hotsell Ceremonial Incense Burner~Hand made

Miquiztli~Popoxcomitl~Mexica~Aztec~Ceremonial Incense Burner~

Designed by me
Made by Artisan Master Martinez in the state of Mexico

After working with the element of fire for many years I decided to design ceremonial incense burners with symbolic traditional figures as they relate to . This particular style is inspired of some found in archeological sites and currently displayed in museums. These incense burners were hand crafted by Maestro Artesano Martinez (Artisan Master Martinez) who is a well respected, experienced, and talented artisan and artist specializing in pre-hispanic replicas and art. The clay utilized to make these incense burners are from the state of Mexico. It is a special type of clay to tolerate heat. The incense burners are then fired outdoors inside a brick room. Any dark marks on the incense burners are a result of its firing process. There is an extensive process for each of these pieces of art and no two will ever be exactly the same.
Miquiztli (death)
Death or known as Miquiztli in Nahuatl (a native American language in Mexico) is symbolic. It is the representation of transition, change, transformation.... Death as viewed by the Mexica (a native group of Mexico) was not bad or sad. It hotsell is the transformation we will all face one day. Life and Death are one... each on a different side of the same coin.
The bottom part of the incense burner has Teotihuacan masks as those found in this place
Popoxcomitl, in Nahuatl, one of the native American languages of Mexico, translates to "smoking vessel" in English or "sahumador" in Spanish, has been used for hundreds and possibly thousands of years in America. Popoxcomitl is mostly referred to in Spanish as "sahumador or copalero". Sahumador refers to the action of smudging and copalero refers to the container of copal (resin used to burn for ceremonial purposes).
Throughout Mexico several popoxcomitl artifacts have been found. Some made of clay, stone, and volcanic rock. Popoxcomitl was and is one of the most important objects used in ceremonies. Ceremonies can be for not only purposes for purification and cleansing the energic body, but also for any other ceremony where prayer is said. It is believed that the smoke which emerges once fire makes contact with the copal resin, carries the prayer to the cosmos for it to be manifested.
Popoxcomitl were made in different forms with different designs and symbols on them.
Charcoal discs are placed inside the recipient. They are then lit and once hot, very small pieces are placed over the hot charcoal discs. Smoke will emerge from the incense burner. The smell depends on the resin or herb being burned.

You will need charcoal discs to burn resin/copal.


Measurements (approximate)
Height-7 inches
Opening diameter- 5 inches
Depth-2 inches