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Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and hands clasped in front of chest
Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and hands clasped in front of chest
Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and hands clasped in front of chest
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and hands clasped in front of chest

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 5/8 × 2 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (11.7 × 5.5 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A1981.38.853
Object numberA.1981.38.853
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing figure with black upswept hairdo. Yellow blouse with black trim, blue skirt with red, tan, black, white vertical decoration. Hands together in front. Pink and white bird on right shoulder. // GF #2456