DepartmentLatin America
Double headed bird
NameSculpture
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Dateca. 1965
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Slip
Dimensions18 1/8 × 16 15/16 × 8 7/16 in. (46 × 43 × 21.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.32
Object numberA.1979.5.32
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture that is hand-built with red and tan slip. It is in the shape of a two headed chicken, with arched necks facing one another. Geometric designs are on the body. Martinez workshop.
