DepartmentEurope

Rider and Pig

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 13/16 x 2 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (12.3 x 7.3 x 10.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.186.

Object numberA.1980.57.186

DescriptionHand-built ceramic figure of a musician on a pig. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. Musician wears a red stocking cap, brown trousers, blue shirt, and blows on a yellow horn while riding on a yellow pig with black markings.