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Figure, woman with pitcher on head
Figure, woman with pitcher on head
Figure, woman with pitcher on head
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with pitcher on head

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/2 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/4 in. (14 × 5 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.845
Object numberA.1981.38.845
DescriptionMold made face, pinched, hand-built, painted. Standing woman; long, bell-shaped skirt forms base. Holds green pitcher on head. Blue-green blouse with pink trim; pink skirt with black and white designs.
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