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

Collections

United States and Canada

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.

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