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1. Candle

Museum number:
3-15773c
Object class:
Candles and Earthenware
Maker or artist:
Timoteo Aguilar
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection place:
Ocotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Collection date:
Summer 1958

2. Candle

Museum number:
9-11748
Object class:
Candles
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
rim— diameter 4.2 centimeters
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection place:
India
Collection date:
1968-1970

3. Candle

Museum number:
16-18466
Culture or time period:
Afro-Brazilian
Object class:
Candles
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:
Daryl P. Domning
Collection place:
Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Collection date:
April 1978

4. Candle

Museum number:
5-16511
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Candles
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters, height 36.5 centimeters, and length 11.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

5. Candle

Museum number:
3-23162
Object class:
Candles
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 17.5 centimeters and diameter 1.3 centimeters
Collector:
Susan Weikel Palmer
Collection place:
Campeche (city), Campeche, Mexico
Collection date:
October 31, 1966

6. Candle

Museum number:
5-16502c
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Candles
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

7. Candle

Museum number:
9-13677a
Object class:
Candles
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:
Hong Kong

8. Candle

Museum number:
5-16502b
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Candles
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

9. Candle

Museum number:
16-18468
Culture or time period:
Afro-Brazilian
Object class:
Candles
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:
Daryl P. Domning
Collection place:
Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Collection date:
April 1978

10. Candle

Museum number:
5-16502d
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Candles
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa