Rachel the Pig bronze and market superstitions

Rachel the Pig is a bronze piggy bank sculpture by Georgia Gerber installed at Pike Place Market in 1986 to raise funds for the market’s social services. Rachel has become an iconic market fixture and a focus for visitor superstitions and tall-tale behavior (such as rubbing her snout for luck), practices widely reported by local guides and media. The sculpture is a documented fundraising piece and tourist tradition rather than a literal talisman.