DepartmentLatin America

Candleholder, female skeleton

NameCandleholder

Maker Alfonso Castillo Orta

Date2001

Place madeIzucar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, paint, wire

DimensionsOverall: 21 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (54.61 x 31.115 x 18.0975 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2008.74.425

DescriptionLarge, standing Dia de los Muertos female skeleton in long skirt holds basket of harvest in proper right hand, and holds a swirling skirt out with left. Her right hand holds a black bowl filled with various food, a skeleton, and a chicken. Tiny skeleton figures, devils and insects are attached to her "body" and clothing. Top of head holds candle. Her hair in traditional braid around her head. A red column or "spink" rises out of a circular base and from the candleholder at the top, just behind her head.