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.