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 15/16 × 2 3/4 × 4 5/16 in. (10 × 7 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.971
Object numberA.1981.38.971
Description"Maguey cactus", hand-built, painted, low-fire clay. White base with gold trim. Cactus has green leaves with white dots. Central leaf had gold dots.
