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 13/16 × 2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in. (12.2 × 7.1 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.959X
Object numberA.1981.38.959X
Description"Maguey cactus", hand built, painted. Green leaves with white spots on outer leaves, and red spots on inner leaves. All are standing with white and yellow-gold base. Leaves curled outward. // $12 ea.
