DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman withshawl on shoulders
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (11.5 × 4.8 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.898
Object numberA.1981.38.898
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body. Painted. Standing. Black hair with bangs. Black eyes, white face and hands, green shirt. Tan shawl over shoulders. White belt, pink long skirt with red, green, blue, black, and white designs. Hands outstretched.Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958