DepartmentLatin America
Figure, maguey cactus
NameSculpture
Artist or maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
(not assigned)México
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 2 15/16 × 4 5/16 in. (11.5 × 7.5 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.972
Object numberA.1981.38.972
Description"Maguey cactus", hand-built, painted, low-fire clay. White base with blue trim. Cactus has green leaves with white dots on edges. Central leaf had red dots.
