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Figure, woman with animal on shoulder
Figure, woman with animal on shoulder
Figure, woman with animal on shoulder
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, woman with animal on shoulder

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 13/16 × 2 1/16 × 1 13/16 in. (12.3 × 5.3 × 4.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.904
Object numberA.1981.38.904
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body. Painted. Standing. Black hair and eyes, head slightly tilted forward. White face and hands. Blue blouse with red trim. White skirt, with red, blue, and tan perpendicular bands, then vertical blue, green, and pink bands. White bird with green and red dots, sits on figure’s shoulder.
Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and raised arms
Figure, woman with bird on shoulder and raised arms
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