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DepartmentLatin America

Figure, dog

NameAnimal Figure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions2 1/16 × 3 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (5.3 × 9.8 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.914
Object numberA.1981.38.914
DescriptionHand-built, pinched, painted. Dog lies down with head up. Body is gray-white with multi-color dots. Head is plain with three black bands on ears, open red mouth. Metal loop on back for hanging.
Figure, dog
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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CA 1958, STAFF
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, sheep
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man with hands in pockets
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958