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Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman holding bird

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions3 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (10 × 5.5 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.792
Object numberA.1981.38.792
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing and holding white bird with orange bill, in arms. Black hair, braided. Orange blouse. Skirt has blue and pink bands with black and white design.
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF