DepartmentLatin America
Male skeleton candleholder
NameCandle holder
Maker
Alfonso Castillo Orta
Date2001
Place madeIzucar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint, wire
DimensionsOverall: 21 5/8 x 11 x 6 3/8 in. (54.9275 x 27.94 x 16.1925 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2008.74.426
DescriptionLarge male Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead male skeleton stands with arms akimbo, candle holders on his shoulders and top of his sombreroed head. He wears wide legged pants and jacket, has large handlebar mustache and stands on a black, circular base and is supported by a long, black spine in the back. Tiny skeletons, devil figures and insects climb over his "body" and are holding a variety of food and babies. The back of the figure is yellow. There are three candleholders: one on top of hat, one on each arm.
