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Figure, woman with bowl of fruit on head
Figure, woman with bowl of fruit on head
Figure, woman with bowl of fruit on head
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with bowl of fruit on head

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (11.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.887
Object numberA.1981.38.887
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built, painted. Black eyes and hair with two braids, white face and hands. Blue blouse with pink trim. Yellow long skirt with black vertical lines. Blue bowl with brown fruit on head. Arms outstretched in front.
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