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

Figure, woman with bird on head

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 × 2 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (12.7 × 5.3 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.870
Object numberA.1981.38.870
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Figure standing on pink slab base. Black hair, white face, arms, legs, and feet. Green shirt with blue trim, red and white buttons, white ruffle. Multicolored striped short balloon skirt, and red and white bird perched on head.
Figure, woman with arms outstreched
Figure, woman with arms outstreched
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on head and hands raised to head
Figure, woman with bird on head and hands raised to head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with hands on head and bird on chest
Figure, woman with hands on head and bird on chest
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, woman with one raised arm holding bag
Figure, woman with one raised arm holding bag
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man carying sack on back
Figure, man carying sack on back
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man with serape over shoulder holding a bird
Figure, man with serape over shoulder holding a bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, man with hands in front of waist
Figure, man with hands in front of waist
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with hand at head
Figure, woman with hand at head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Figure, woman with bird on head
Figure, woman with bird on head
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
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