DepartmentLatin America

Candelabra

NameCandelabra; candleholder; candlestick

Maker Teodora Blanco (1925-1980)

CultureZapotec

Dateca. 1960

Place madeAtzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumUnglazed ceramic

DimensionsOverall: 17 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (43.6 x 26 x 13 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.46.

Object numberA.1979.5.46

DescriptionLarge candelabra or candle holder with spaces for candles atop the woman's head, and in each space where the hands would be, and the arms are raised up. The woman has two braids on each side of the face, and on her apron is a humanlike figure touching a bouquet of flowers. Overall tan unglazed earthenware pottery/ceramic.