DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

La Matanza del Cochino (slaughter of the pig)

Namecolcha embroidery with pictorial narrative

Artist Josephine Lobato (born 1936)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

Date2021

Place madeSan Luis, COLORADO, United States, North America

Mediumwool yarn on plain-woven wool foundation (sabanilla)

Dimensions18.5” x 16.5”

Credit LineGift of Josephine Lobato

Object numberA.2025.23.1

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ProvenanceGift of the artist

DescriptionDescription from artist as recorded by Suzanne MacAulay:
Before each Christmas on 16 December, Josie's father would invite neighbors to kill a pig. Always done in cold weather. Setting depicts Josie's father's backyard. The annual slaughter of the pig was a communal tradition of bonding and sharing. Adobe house built in 1925. Boiled water in black pot over a fire & butchered in a certain way.

Geography depicted: Area of San Luis, Colorado, called ‘Cuba’