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BANK
BANK
BANK
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

BANK

NameBank
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (31.5 x 12.5 x 20.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.726X.
Object numberA.1979.3.726X
DescriptionCeramic banks in the shape of birds. The birds are mostly white with a bright red poppy on their breasts. The wings are spread on the birds.
FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure series, trees with birds
Figure series, trees with birds
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
ANIMAL, FANTASY
ANIMAL, FANTASY
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure group, tower of people and animals
Figure group, tower of people and animals
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF
Candleholder with mourning scene
Candleholder with mourning scene
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1950
Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
BANK
BANK
CA 1960, STAFF
BANK
BANK
CA 1960, STAFF
BANK
BANK
CA 1939, STAFF
WHISTLE BANK
WHISTLE BANK
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman holding bird
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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