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PLANT, ARTIFICIAL
PLANT, ARTIFICIAL
PLANT, ARTIFICIAL
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

PLANT, ARTIFICIAL

NamePlant, artificial
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Slip
DimensionsOverall: 6 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (17 x 17 x 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.817X.
Object numberA.1979.3.817X
DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculptures in the shape of cactus. The cactus is decorated with red and white slip. Both are attached to rounded bases.
ANIMAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
ANIMAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
ANIMAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
Double headed bird
Herón Martínez Mendoza
ca. 1965
Figure series, maguey cactus
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
PLANT, ARTIFICIAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
BANK
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
PLANT, ARTIFICIAL
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
BANK
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
WHISTLE
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF