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Figure, saxophone player
Figure, saxophone player
Figure, saxophone player
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, saxophone player

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 × 2 3/16 in. (13 × 5 × 5.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.872
Object numberA.1981.38.872
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body. Painted. Standing figure holding yellow horn near mouth. Medium-length, black hair, white face, hands, feet with black crossed lines. Blue shirt with red trim at neck and wrists. Red pants with blue cuffs. // GF #2456.
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Doll
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