DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with bird on head and hands raised to head
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/4 × 1 15/16 × 1 1/2 in. (13.3 × 5 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.854
Object numberA.1981.38.854
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body. Painted black hair and eyes. Blue blouse with red trim. Skirt of white, yellow, red, green and blue horizontal stripes. Arms raised to head. Red, white, pink and blue bird perched on head.Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958