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DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with hands clasped in front of chest and bird on head

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Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

Datec. 1958

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, paint

Dimensions5 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 1/2 in. (14.2 × 5 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.892

Object numberA.1981.38.892

DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing figure with tan bird with white head, red bill on head; hands clasped in front. Black hair in long braids, pink blouse with black bands at neck and wrists. White skirt with multi-color stripes horizontal in front, curved designs on remainder.

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