DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay cone

NameCone

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1985

Place madeSan Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

MediumClay, yarn, pencil, colored pencil

Dimensions2 1/4 × 7/8 in. (5.7 × 2.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.204

Object numberA.2014.26.204

DescriptionCone made of unfired white clay in the shape of a gourd. Double strand of yellow light yarn tied around neck. Words "Recuerdo del Pocito" printed on neck above. Outline of an arch with one section colored blue near and overlapping bottom of gourd. Steps are depicted leading up to both sides of the arch and a small well is shown inside. A hole is in the center of the flat top of the neck.