DepartmentLatin America
Figure, guitar player
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 3/16 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (10.6 × 5.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.862
Object numberA.1981.38.862
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built, painted. Black hair, 2 braids, pink coned hat, white face and arms, yellow blouse with red trim. Red, blue, pink, green vertical striped skirt. Holds white guitar.