DepartmentLatin America
CANDLESTICK
NameCandlestick
Maker
Teodora Blanco
(1925-1980)
CultureZAPOTEC
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeAtzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 31 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 6 1/8 in. (79 x 12.2 x 15.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.377.
Object numberA.1979.3.377
DescriptionHand-built standing figure, unglazed, red slip and flowers on skirt, headdress is a candleholder, fish on head, and a fish in right hand.
