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Figure, man holding melon slice
Figure, man holding melon slice
Figure, man holding melon slice

Figure, man holding melon slice

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/4 in. (12.5 × 5 × 4.5 cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Decorative Art
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.805
Object numberA.1981.38.805
DescriptionMold made face pinched, hand-built, painted. Man stands on green base; holds half a watermelon in hands. Yellow shirt, red pants. Wire brace between legs.
On View
On view
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