DepartmentLatin America
Figure, man with raised arms
NameFigure
Artist or maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 3/8 × 2 1/16 × 1 15/16 in. (13.6 × 5.2 × 4.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.863
Object numberA.1981.38.863
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing figure has black hair and eyes. He wears a yellow-green hat, blue-green shirt with black trim, red pants with black trim. He holds his arms in upward position. Black slab base.