DepartmentLatin America

CANDLESTICK

NameCandlestick

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25 x 16 x 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.838X.

Object numberA.1979.3.838X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCeramic candlesticks in the shape of riders and horses. The rider on the horsehas a man sitting on his shoulders and there is a third on top of him. All riders have their arms out and hold small hanging birds. Martinez workshop.

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