DepartmentLatin America
TOMBSTONE, MODEL
NameTOMBSTONE, MODEL
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 x 5 3/8 x 2 15/16 in. (16.2 x 13.7 x 7.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.759X.
Object numberA.1979.3.759X
DescriptionHand-built models of tombstones. There is a cross on a domed vertical structure at one end. They are multicolored. Martinez workshop.
