DepartmentLatin America
Figure, man with rifle strapped across back
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/8 × 2 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (13 × 5.2 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.908
Object numberA.1981.38.908
DescriptionMold made face, hand built body, painted. Blue cap over black hair, black eyes, strapped shoes. White face, hands, and feet. Brown shirt with black trim and belt, pink pants with black design down front. Yellow bandolier crosses chest with yellow gun slung across back.
