DepartmentLatin America
ANIMAL, FANTASY
NameAnimal, Fantasy
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 10 13/16 in. (35 x 24.5 x 27.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.749.
Object numberA.1979.3.749
DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture in the shape of an animal carrying bags. The animal has a deer head, wings, a peacock tail and a has a face on the chest. The animal carries two pots on the saddle.
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1965, STAFF
