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Küsch

Carnival Pig

Ghislain Schöffers & Alain Lebout
1992

Description

Sculpture of a seated pig wearing a carnival hat.
The 'Küsch' (Low German for 'pig') is the emblem of the Kelmis carnival. Ghislain Schöffers drew the template for the bronze figure and his colleague Alain Lebout made the mould that was finally cast in bronze.

Inscription(s)

Sign with text and logos of various associations.

KUSCHESPEKTAKEL
kelmis am 11.11.1992

Signature

leboutte a. [monogram] 1992

Sculptors

Alain Lebout (or Leboutte).
Ghislain Schöffers (Eupen 1949 - Eupen 2023), founding member of the Carnival Association Küschespektakel VoG, Kelmis

Sources & Information

Gemeinde Kelmis, Küsch.

Locatie (N 50°43'0" - E 6°0'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: belg064; Photograph: 14 September 2024
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