Name/Title

Piggy bank

Entry/Object ID

1988.06.070

Description

A clay bank in the shape of a pig. The pig has a curved handle at top, open money slit on one side. It has pointed ears, four short feet, small tail wide spherical body decorated with large multi-colored flowers of blue with yellow and red with yellow. The ears are striped with blue, green, and yellow.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Paint, Varnish

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

circa 1988

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Tonala, Jalisco, Jalisco, Mexico

City

Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Length

8 in

Dimension Notes

8"x 5"x 8"