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 9/16 × 2 13/16 × 1 3/4 in. (11.6 × 7.2 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.957X
Object numberA.1981.38.957X
Description"Maguey", hand-built, painted. Green with white spots on outer and red on center leaves. All pieces are standing, leave curling outward. Bases red and white. // $12 ea.
