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Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with bird on head

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 11/16 in. (13 × 5.8 × 4.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.875
Object numberA.1981.38.875
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing. Black hair with two braids, white face and hands. Blue shirt with red trim, yellow flower at mid-riff. Red hat with white, yellow, and blue bird on top.
Figure, woman holding bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
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Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958