DepartmentLatin America
FIGURE, FANTASY
NameFigure, Fantasy
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (9.5 x 7 x 6.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.773.
Object numberA.1979.3.773
DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a figure with horns, bulging eyes, and an open mouth. The clay is tan with white and brown design. The figure is in a sitting position. Martinez workshop
