🔎 UNIDENTIFIED What Type Of Piggy Bank Is This ?

[Cariboo5]

Looks like clay stone ware and to me more like a hedge hog than a pig. I'm hoping than some one may know the style and form as there are no markings.
Any and all opinions of where, when and possible maker is appreciated. Thanks to all .....

 

[Red-Coat]

It's called a vent if I remember, it's how you sex reptiles.

With a starfish sphincter tucked under the tail?

 

[hollARDog]

Lol, that right pic ain't no sphincter 😉

 

[Cariboo5]

All to funny .. L O L...
Thanks for the chuckle Red-Coat ....

 

[fyrffytr1]

So i take it that no pictures were sent off to anyone... even the ones I suggested.

I posted the pictures on a pottery website but no one there knew anything. I can see a snake now that it has been mentioned.

 

[Cariboo5]

Thanks for passing along the pics fyrffytr1 .. I got the same results, the few that replied didn't know, a couple of museums said they would get back to me, a few did not reply at all ..

I just have this feeling that this may have been made outside of North America...
Going to follow up on ARC's community and/or culture path and also if I can get the
type of clay used may lead to a place ...