Embodiments of the invention include an incense holder assembly with a base including a cavity, and an ash collector. The assembly also includes an upper housing including a first end including an incense material support including an incense aperture that can support an incense structure inserted into the incense aperture. The assembly also includes an external cavity positioned coupled to the incense material support and coupled to the ash collector. Further, the channel fluidly extends from the incense aperture to an internal cavity. The assembly also includes incense material support surfaces that can support the incense structure by coupling to a side of the incense structure. An incense material support surface is positioned within a channel or the internal cavity, and an incense material support surface is adjacent to or proximate the at least one aperture. Other embodiments include a method of manufacturing the incense holder assembly.
