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: 8 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 6 1/4 in. (22.7 x 9.4 x 15.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.893.
Object numberA.1979.3.893
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture in the shape of a man. It is wearing multicolor clothing and a feather headdress. The hair is painted black, and the figure is standing on circular base. Martinez workshop.
