DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman holding bird
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (11.5 × 5 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.793
Object numberA.1981.38.793
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing and holding bird in hands. Bird white, yellow tail, brown wings, red beak touching chin of figure. Blue blouse, white skirt with red, blue, yellow and green stripes.Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958