Woman of Tehuantepec, Fountain sculpture in Balboa Park, San Diego, United States.

The Woman of Tehuantepec is a granite sculpture by Donal Hord, made in 1935, set in an octagonal fountain pool in the courtyard of Balboa Park's House of Hospitality. A seated woman holds a rounded jar on her lap, water flowing from it. Her square pedestal is clad in blue, yellow and white patterned tiles with blue vertical bands and a small plaque on the front.

Donal Hord made the Woman of Tehuantepec in 1935 as a fountain for the courtyard of Balboa Park's House of Hospitality. The building itself dates from the 1915 Panama-California Exposition and was later rebuilt in Spanish Colonial Revival style. The sculpture is also called Aztec Woman of Tehuantepec.

The figure honors women from the Tehuantepec region in Mexico, whose traditional dress and place in community life remain central to their identity. The stone captures the dignity and pride these women held in their homeland.

The fountain sculpture sits in Balboa Park in San Diego, a year-round outdoor location within the House of Hospitality courtyard. Visitors can easily reach this spot while exploring the park's cultural center without any special preparation needed.

The sculpture is also called the Aztec Woman of Tehuantepec, and its subject is a woman of the Tehuantepec region of Mexico. Donal Hord made it in 1935 as a fountain for the courtyard of the House of Hospitality. The name is shared with a photograph of about 1929 by Tina Modotti, a separate work.