DepartmentLatin America
Figure, maguey cactus
NameSculpture
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions3 7/8 × 2 13/16 × 4 5/16 in. (9.9 × 7.2 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.968
Object numberA.1981.38.968
Description"Maguey cactus", hand-built, painted. Dark green leaves with white spots on outer leaves, and yellow spots on inner leaves. Standing on blue and white base. Leaves slightly curved outward.
