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Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman holding bird

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 7/8 in. (12.6 × 5 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.906
Object numberA.1981.38.906
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Black braided hair down back. Black eyes, white face and arms, and tan hip-length blouse with black trim. White skirt with red, blue, yellow, and tan stripes. Holds white bird with blue wings, red beak and collar, pink tail.
Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
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Figure, woman holding bird
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Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
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Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
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Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
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c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
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Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and raised arms
Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and raised arms
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Figure, woman with bird on head and hands raised to head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and hands clasped in front of chest
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with raised arms
Figure, woman with raised arms
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c. 1958
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