DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with hands clasped in front of chest

NameFigure

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

Datec. 1958

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, paint

Dimensions5 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (13 × 5 × 4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.842

Object numberA.1981.38.842

DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing with palms together. Blue and tan hat. Black hair. Pink blouse with black trim, multicolored skirt.

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