DepartmentLatin America

Bull Candlestick

NameCandlestick

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSAN CRISTOBAL, Chiapas, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (5 x 9 x 7.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.926X.

Object numberA.1979.5.926X

DescriptionHand-built ceramic candlesticks in the shape of bulls. They are unglazed, terra cotta color with white painted stripes and dots with water-based paint. There is one candleholder on back, with large horns and curled tail, with black firing marks.