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ANIMAL, FANTASY
ANIMAL, FANTASY
ANIMAL, FANTASY
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

ANIMAL, FANTASY

NameAnimal, Fantasy
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 10 13/16 in. (35 x 24.5 x 27.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.749.
Object numberA.1979.3.749
DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture in the shape of an animal carrying bags. The animal has a deer head, wings, a peacock tail and a has a face on the chest. The animal carries two pots on the saddle.
ANIMAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
ANIMAL, FANTASY
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
HORSE
Herón Martínez Mendoza
ca. 1965
FIGURE AND ANIMAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
ANIMAL, FANTASY
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
FIGURE, FANTASY
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
ANIMAL
CA 1960, STAFF
ANIMAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, man holding satchel
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
ANIMAL GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF