DepartmentLatin America

Bull Candlestick

NameCandlestick

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSAN CRISTOBAL, Chiapas, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 14 9/16 in. (23 x 13 x 37 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.898X.

Object numberA.1979.5.898X

DescriptionHand-built ceramic candlesticks in the shape of bulls. There are 2 candleholders on the back, reddish clay painted with white stripes and dots with water-base paint. There is some blackening from firing. Bulls have large horns and curled tails.