Beeswax candles

From the press release:
The Red That Colored the World


Sara Ruíz Lorenzo and Sofia Ruíz Lorenzo. Beeswax candles. Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, México. Beeswax, cochineal and other natural dyes, plastic, foil, paper, 22 7/8 x 8 5/6 x 5 ½ in., 28 3/8 x 11 7/16 x 7 ½ in. Museum of International Folk Art, Gift of Laura Widmar and Sergio Tapia

Usage: Courtesy Museum of International Folk Art

Credit: Photograph by Addison Doty


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