DepartmentLatin America

FIGURE GROUP

NameFigure Group

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCERAMIC

DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (22.5 x 16 x 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.835.

Object numberA.1979.3.835

DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a vendor. The woman sits in the center and four poles are at each corner of the square base. Each pole is topped by a bird. Next to the girl are two dogs and there are wares around her. The base color is white and the sculpture is decorated with multicolors.