DepartmentLatin America
FIGURE, FANTASY
NameFigure, fantasy
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 18 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (47.5 x 17 x 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.816.
Object numberA.1979.3.816
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a female figure. The female is costumed wearing a high collar, has incised details, and the ceramic is black in color. There is a face on the skirt and a small male figure sits on her head. Martinez workshop.
