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Figure, man carying sack on back
Figure, man carying sack on back
Figure, man carying sack on back
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, man carying sack on back

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 1 15/16 in. (13 × 5.7 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.867
Object numberA.1981.38.867
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body painted; standing figure with arms raised, holding large white sack on back; short, black hair, white face and hands; red shirt with black painted buttons down front; blue pants with white trim; trim at waist.
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