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Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

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NameAnimal
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/16 x 4 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (11.2 x 12.5 x 20.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.725.
Object numberA.1979.3.725
DescriptionA hand-built ceramic sculpture of a ram with a bird on its back. The ram has painted red stripes on its neck, and the bird has a yellow beak. Both animals are painted white.
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