DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and raised arms
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 15/16 in. (12.5 × 5.5 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.864
Object numberA.1981.38.864
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted; standing figure with white bird with red collar, blue trim on left shoulder; short black hair, white face and hands; red blouse with gold trim, white skirt with multicolor stripes, some vertical, some horizontal.Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958