DepartmentLatin America

CANDLESTICK

NameCandlestick

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeHUAQUECHULA, PUEBLA, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 3 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 3 5/16 in. (9.7 x 7.5 x 8.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.62.

Object numberA.1979.5.62

DescriptionHand-built ceramic candlestick of a woman on a cow. Painted with bright synthetic colors. The figure has black hair, a pink shirt and blue pants. The cow has black hooves, yellow body and orange spots. The candleholder is to right of figures, all on a slab base.