DepartmentLatin America
ANIMAL
NameAnimal
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Slip
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 x 5 3/16 x 4 15/16 in. (15 x 13.1 x 12.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.763.
Object numberA.1979.3.763
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture in the shape of a chicken. The chicken is hand-built with tan clay and a red slip. The toes and eyes are painted white, and it is standing on a circular slab base. Martinez workshop.
