Candle holder

Museum number:
3-31249
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030031249
Alternate number:
JP-593 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Object count:
1
Description:
TONALA CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER: Candle holder in the shape of a standing woman. Her cylindrical skirt forms the base and her upraised arms form the candle holders. Her head rises between the upraised arms. Figure is dressed in a green & natural clay dress, intricately decorated with ovoid, decorative loops, spirals, scallops, blue flowers in shades of blue, brown and green Her head is wrapped in a green head wrap with at decorated top knot. Label inside bottom edge reads: “Mex KE” and a small animal is painted in black (potter’s mark?). NOTE: this piece has been broken and repaired at some time in the past. One arm and the head have been broken.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Tonala, Jalisco state, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Tonala
Production place:
Tonala, Jalisco state, Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cataloging information needed
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Candle holder, accession number 3-31249, described as TONALA CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER: Candle holder in the shape of a standing woman. Her cylindrical skirt forms the base and her upraised arms form the candle holders. Her head rises between the upraised arms. Figure is dressed in a green & natural clay dress, intricately decorated with ovoid, decorative loops, spirals, scallops, blue flowers in shades of blue, brown and green Her head is wrapped in a green head wrap with at decorated top knot. Label inside bottom edge reads: “Mex KE” and a small animal is painted in black (potter’s mark?). NOTE: this piece has been broken and repaired at some time in the past. One arm and the head have been broken.

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