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 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 4 5/16 in. (10.5 × 7 × 11 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection
Object numberA.1981.38.970
Description"Maguey cactus", hand-built, painted, low-fire clay. White base with blue trim, cactus leaves are green with white dots along edges. Central leaf has blue dots. Leaves chipped.
