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Figure, man with hands clasped in front of chest and gourd on back
Figure, man with hands clasped in front of chest and gourd on back
Figure, man with hands clasped in front of chest and gourd on back
DepartmentLatin America

Figure, man with hands clasped in front of chest and gourd on back

NameFigure
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/16 in. (10.5 × 4.5 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.900
Object numberA.1981.38.900
Collections
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body. Painted. Standing. White hat with red rim and yellow top. Red shirt, blue pants, white socks, black shoes. Hands folded in prayer. Carrying yellow gourd. On brown base.
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