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Figure, man holding melon
Figure, man holding melon
Figure, man holding melon
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, man holding melon

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (13 × 5 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.811
Object numberA.1981.38.811
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing on red base with wire support. Holding yellow watermelon. Black hair, green shirt and pink pants.
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