DepartmentLatin America
Figure, man with serape over shoulder holding a bird
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (13.5 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.882
Object numberA.1981.38.882
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built, body painted. Standing. Black hair, eyes, and shoes, white face, neck, arms, and legs, white hat with blue and red dots on crown, brim. Yellow shirt, light blue pants, white serape with black and red dots over right shoulder, holds white cock with red and black dots. Yellow slab base.