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Animal Figures
Animal Figures
Animal Figures
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Animal Figures

NameFigures, Animal
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 x 3 3/8 in. (20 x 30 x 8.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.211X
Object numberA.1979.3.211X
DescriptionFour-footed animal composites: 2 are orange ; one is black with white dots; one is yellow with black stripes; one with pink and white.
Figure, woman with animal on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF
Figure, woman with raised arms
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure series, goats
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with animal on shoulder
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with hands clasped to chest
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
ANIMAL
CA 1965, STAFF
Figure, drummer
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, goat
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure group, tower of people and animals
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF
Figure, dog
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960