DepartmentLatin America
Figure series, maguey cactus
NameSculpture
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (10.7 × 6.7 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.956X
Object numberA.1981.38.956X
Description"Maguey", hand built, painted. Leaves are green with black spots and a red tip. Both are upright, one with a white and brown base, the other with a yellow-gold base. Arms are curved outward. // $12 ea.
