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
Dimensions2 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 5/16 in. (6.5 × 5 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.979X
Object numberA.1981.38.979X
DescriptionHand-built, painted, low-fire clay. Plain, green leaves radiate away front central leaf. Cactus is on base, one base has a darker green band around edge. / $5 ea.
