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Figure, woman with jar on shoulder
Figure, woman with jar on shoulder
Figure, woman with jar on shoulder
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with jar on shoulder

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 5/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (11 × 6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.824
Object numberA.1981.38.824
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing and holding tan water jar on right shoulder. Black hair in pony tail. Blue shirt and multi-colored striped skirt.
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