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Couple figurine
Couple figurine
Couple figurine
DepartmentEurope

Couple figurine

NameSculpture
Maker Jadwiga Matusiak (Polish, born 1929)
Date1980-1989
Place madeWitonia, PLock, Poland, Europe
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions8 3/4 × 3 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (22.3 × 9.2 × 5.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Brita Olson, A.2020.27.6
Object numberA.2020.27.6
ProvenancePurchased by Dolores Maksimoska Olson in Poland, gifted to daughter Brita Olson
DescriptionCouple carved from same piece of wood, woman with brown jacket, and matching yellow polka-dotted skirt and head scarf. Man in dark green jacket and black hat.
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