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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0392   CAS 0370-0392; Candle stick / holder
Category Pottery
Object Name Candle stick / holder
Culture San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales (1908-1988)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Candle holder (companion piece to CAS 0370-0393) for 5 candles in form of rectangular block that rises in series of 3 terraces from both ends; Sides of holder are perfectly vertical and highly burnished, except for base; Deep cylindrical hole for holding candle is carved into surface of each flat-topped terrace; Holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Juanita Wo-peen" is incised in script on base. Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Rayita Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. Her husband, Louis Wo Peen Gonzales, is a painter.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.7, Width = 5.0, Length = 27.8