DepartmentLatin America

FIGURE

NameFigure

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/16 x 13 x 3 1/16 in. (36 x 33 x 7.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.803.

Object numberA.1979.3.803

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionA ceramic figure of Saint Francis. The figure is wearing a red robe, green belt, and holds a skull in his left hand. He stands on a circular base with animals surrounding him. Martinez workshop.

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