DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with raised arms
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 3/4 × 2 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (12 × 6.5 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.796
Object numberA.1981.38.796
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing with arms raised. Black hair in bun. Blue shawl, red blouse with blue trim. White long skirt with blue, red, and gold details.