Worrying Mother Pig Toy

Media - 1986.65.341 - SAAM-1986.65.341_1 - 62200
Copied Unidentified, Worrying Mother Pig Toy, 20th century (pre-1960s), carved and stained wood with wire, screws, and nails, 6 x 11 1⁄4 x 6 3⁄8 in. (15.2 x 28.6 x 16.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.341
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Artwork Details

Title
Worrying Mother Pig Toy
Artist
Unidentified
Date
20th century (pre-1960s)
Location
Dimensions
6 x 11 1⁄4 x 6 3⁄8 in. (15.2 x 28.6 x 16.2 cm.)
Markings
base bottom in black paint: 2927 (underlined)/H.W.H.
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and stained wood with wire, screws, and nails
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal
  • Figure male — bust
  • Animal — pig
  • Occupation — farm — farmer
  • State of being — mood — worry
  • Object — weapon — gun
Object Number
1986.65.341
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.341

Artwork Description

Farmers often carved scenes of animals and chores as toys for their children. This sculpture shows a mother pig attempting to carry her young away from a man who carries some kind of weapon and is trying to capture the animals.