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
Dimensions4 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 4 5/16 in. (10.7 × 6.7 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.966
Object numberA.1981.38.966
Description"Maguey cactus", hand-built, painted. Green leaves with black specks on outer leaves and with yellow-gold specks on inner leaves. Standing with yellow-gold base, and outer leaves curled outward.
