DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with bird on head
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 5/16 × 3 3/8 × 1 9/16 in. (13.5 × 8.5 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.823
Object numberA.1981.38.823
DescriptionMold made face hand-built body, painted. Standing with arms outstretched, red bird on head. Long black hair, pink blouse with blue trim. Long vertical wavy, striped skirt.