DepartmentLatin America

CANDELABRUM

NameCandelabrum

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcajete, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 x 6 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (22.6 x 17.6 x 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.965.

Object numberA.1979.3.965

DescriptionA hand-built ceramic candelabrum with musicians. The arch is brightly painted and varnished. The two musicians are guitarists, standing underneath the arch. The candelabrum has three candleholders and there is a black cross on the center candlestick.