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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
Dimensions4 5/16 × 2 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (11 × 6.2 × 5.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.810
Object numberA.1981.38.810
DescriptionMold made face. Hand-built body, painted. Figure has black hair with braid over their head, black eyes, wears pink blouse, white skirt with design in several colors. She holds a spotted bird to her breast and right arm is raised.
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
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Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with raised arm holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF
Figure, woman with hands clasped to chest
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958