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Figure group, market scene
Figure group, market scene
Figure group, market scene
DepartmentLatin America

Figure group, market scene

NameFigure Group
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1960
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions9 1/16 × 20 7/8 × 9 1/16 in. (23 × 53 × 23 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.851
Object numberA.1979.3.851
DescriptionMany figures on slab circular grey painted base, hand-built figures engaged in market activities, painted, multicolors, preparing food, walking, selling, eating, part covered with canvas ramada. // Martinez Workshop.
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