Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected or acquired between 1945 and 1960 by Judith Scherer Somer (1917-1999) during travel to El Salvador with her husband, Dr. Joseph S. Somer (1903-1980, a New York City physician who also worked in El Salvador); donated to MAI by Dr. and Mrs. Somer in 1964.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Northern Mesoamerica (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
- Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
- Donor
- Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
- Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
- Object Name
- Candleholder
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Modeled
- Object Type
- Furnishings (Home)
