DepartmentLatin America

Candle Holder, Lion

NameCandle Holder, Lion

Artist or maker Castillo Family (Heriberto?)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

Datec.. 1970

Place madeIzucar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico, North America

(not assigned)México

MediumWire Reinforced Clay and Lacquer Paint

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. (8.89 x 16.51 x 15.24 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.

Object numberA.1995.93.2303

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DescriptionCandle holder in the form of a lion. It carries a decoratively painted cylinder (for the candles) on its back with a pair of birds flanking it. Hand painted in detail in bright shiny colors. It stands on an ovals decorated in the same colors with "Mexico" written on the bottom; wire-reinforced clay and lacquer paint; hand molded and painted.