DepartmentEurope

Rider and Pig

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (11.5 x 7.1 x 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.187

Object numberA.1980.57.187

DescriptionHand-built ceramic musician on a pig. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. Musician wears a green hat, blue trousers, red shirt, and plays a yellow bala laika while riding on a yellow pig with black markings.