DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with one raised arm holding bag
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 11/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (14.5 × 5.7 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.907
Object numberA.1981.38.907
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body. Painted. Black hair with topknot and bangs. Black eyes, white face, neck, hands, legs, and feet. Feet have black straps. Blue shirt, red trim, red belt, short blue, belled skirt with red and yellow designs holds yellow purse, left hand raised.