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 3/8 × 4 5/16 in. (10.2 × 8.5 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.967
Object numberA.1981.38.967
Description"Maguey cactus", hand built, painted. Dark green leaves with white specks on outer leaves, and pink specks on inner leaves. Standing on blue base. Outer leaves slightly curved outward.
