DepartmentLatin America
Figure series, cactus
NameSculpture
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions3 1/16 × 3 × 2 15/16 in. (7.8 × 7.6 × 7.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.947X
Object numberA.1981.38.947X
DescriptionHand-built, painted. Green with black specks. On the larger piece the tips of the leaves are red. Both plants are standing upright. On the inside of the plant is a wire frame for support. Larger has round flat base, smaller has flat square base. // Large piece $8.00, small $6.00.
