DepartmentLatin America
Acolyte
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (11.5 × 4 × 5.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.779
Object numberA.1981.38.779
DescriptionMold made, pinched, painted. Acolyte stands on white base. Wears white surplice with red, green, black designs at neck, hems; red cassock underneath. Holds gold chalice. Black hair.
