DepartmentLatin America
PLANT, ARTIFICIAL
NamePlant, artificial
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Slip
DimensionsOverall: 6 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (17 x 17 x 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.817X.
Object numberA.1979.3.817X
DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculptures in the shape of cactus. The cactus is decorated with red and white slip. Both are attached to rounded bases.
