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Acolyte
Acolyte
Acolyte

Acolyte

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (11.5 × 4 × 5.5 cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Decorative Art
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.779
Object numberA.1981.38.779
DescriptionMold made, pinched, painted. Acolyte stands on white base. Wears white surplice with red, green, black designs at neck, hems; red cassock underneath. Holds gold chalice. Black hair.
On View
On view
Figure, priest
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man holding basket and bottle
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man holding book
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
Figure, man holding melon slice
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man with basket over arm
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man with one arm extended
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man holding newspaper
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man holding satchel
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure series, women playing guitars
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bowl of fruit on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958