DepartmentEurope

Rider and Pig

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3 13/16 in. (12.1 x 6.7 x 9.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.188

Object numberA.1980.57.188

DescriptionHand-built ceramic figure of a musician riding on a pig. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The musician wears an orange hat, brown trousers, a green shirt, and plays a red accordion. He rides on a yellow pig with black markings.