Skeleton Candelabra

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Skeleton Candelabra

Entry/Object ID

E-230

Description

A clay candelabra of a woman skeleton figure colored with green, orange, yellow, and different hues of blues. The figure holds candle holders in each hand with two owls sitting on her hips under her elbows. A yellow and green fern motif decorates her motif with her ribs poking out at the top.

Use

This candelabra was most likely used as decoration on a Day of the Dead altar.

Context

Day of the Dead is a holiday that celebrates life and death. Skeletons is a large symbol used for decoration throughout the holiday.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

15.01.01

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

Puebla, Mexico

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

There are some brush hairs on front and back of candelabra. Minor cracking throughout with minor paint chipping at lip of candleholders. There is a missing decorative ball from left elbow