DepartmentLatin America
Figure series, sheep
NameAnimal Figure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1960
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions2 3/8 × 3 × 1 5/16 in. (6 × 7.6 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.912X
Object numberA.1981.38.912X
DescriptionHand-built, pinched, painted, standing figures. White body; ears blue, green, and yellow, two with multi-colored spots. One with blue band around mid-section. Multi-colored stripes down legs. Multi-colored collars. // $6 ea.