DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with arms outstreched
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 × 2 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (12.7 × 5.8 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.871
Object numberA.1981.38.871
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body. Painted. Standing. Black shoulder length hair, white face, hands and legs. Black shoes. Blue shirt with yellow trim. Red, green, and blue stripes on white short balloon shaped skirt. Yellow purse on brown strap slung across chest. Hands raised. Green base.