DepartmentLatin America
ORNAMENT
NameOrnament
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (21 x 15 x 23.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.909.
Object numberA.1979.3.909
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture in the shape of a shooting star. It is painted red, blue, yellow, and white. The wire extends from the tail of the star. It is painted all white on the reverse. Martinez workshop.
