DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Pig
NameSculpture
Artist
Linvel Barker
CultureAmerican
Date1993
(not assigned)Isonville, KENTUCKY, United States, North America
MediumBasswood
Dimensions10 7/8 × 5 × 15 1/2 in. (27.6226 × 12.7 × 39.3701 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Burt-Sellen Revocable Trust, A.2020.47.10
Object numberA.2020.47.10
DescriptionCarved standing pig figurine. Its round, heaving body is supported by four thin, delicate legs and feet. It has a curly tail. Its head consists of a barrel-shaped snout with two cared nostrils and prominent ears.
ca. 1980
c. 1880
1960-1967