DepartmentLatin America
Figure, man with arm outstretched
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 13/16 in. (13 × 4.7 × 4.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.890
Object numberA.1981.38.890
DescriptionMold made face. Hand-built body, painted. Standing figure has black hair and eyes. He wears a yellow shirt with black buttons and red sleeves. Red-pink pants. Black shoes. Lower part of body and feet are attached to base with wire. Right arm is stretched out in front.
