Candle Holder
Figurine
58-34-12
From: New Mexico | Tesuque Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 58-34-12 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pueblo | Tewa (Culture) | Tesuque |
| Provenience | New Mexico | Tesuque Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | pre 1906 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clay |
| Description | Candle Holder; 3 Faces. Unusual. Statue is a composite figure depicting the "See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil" proverb. Body composed of one head with three faces, five arms, one trunk; below waist the figure forms a narrow tray instead of legs; hollow with openings at top and bottom; orange decoration. |
| Height | 18.41 cm |
| Width | 12.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Elizabeth Smaltz (Mrs. Joseph E.), 1958 |
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