DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with hands clasped to chest
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (13.5 × 4 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.834
Object numberA.1981.38.834
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Figure has black hair and eyes, conical hat and blouse of blue, white skirt with vertical multicolor stripes and dots front and back, horizontal side stripes. Arms are raised in front of breast.
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
