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FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
Museum of International Folk Art
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, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 x 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (20 x 35 x 24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.865.
Object numberA.1979.3.865
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a group of people depicting a scene of a dance. There are 10 dancers participating which include 8 figures in black suits, sombreros, and masks, one figure dressed in a jaguar costume, and one musician. Martinez workshop
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